Selected defendants and case outcomes

Charged by indictment, announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, with three counts of health care fraud over more than $4.3 million in Housing Stabilization Services claims, of which nearly $3.7 million was paid, per the Justice Department’s case summary.

Convicted by a federal jury in St. Paul on all three counts of health care fraud. Per the release, the trial evidence showed billing up to the program’s hour caps for services not provided, including hours credited to workers in other states and the Philippines; the program paid her company over $3.6 million between 2020 and 2025. Sentencing to be set later.

Indicted September 13, 2022 (announced September 20) with wire fraud, money laundering, and related counts over funds routed through Stigma-Free International.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud days before trial. The plea agreement says he received approximately $1,659,816 in program funds, more than $1 million of it through his company Stone Bridge Development, and agrees to restitution of $1,063,255.

33 months in federal prison, the 31st sentence in the Feeding Our Future scheme by the Justice Department’s count. Per the release, Stigma-Free International sites were paid over $10 million and Salah received approximately $1,660,000.

Charged by federal indictment with one count of wire fraud over Pristine Health LLC’s Housing Stabilization Services claims (date of the Justice Department announcement).

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in the same Pristine Health scheme.

Charged by federal indictment with one count of wire fraud over Pristine Health LLC’s Housing Stabilization Services claims (date of the Justice Department announcement).

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Pristine Health enrolled about 90 Medicaid beneficiaries, some of whom never agreed to services, and billed Minnesota Medicaid more than $820,000 for services not provided or inflated.

Pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

57 months in federal prison. The couple obtained about $8.8 million in program funds on fraudulent meal claims.

Pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

40 months in federal prison.

Pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering over the ASA Limited site at the Gurey Deli in St. Paul. Per the Justice Department, Ghedi and his co-conspirators caused a loss of $7.2 million to the child-nutrition programs.

65 months in federal prison, the 25th sentence in the scheme by the Justice Department’s count.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

54 months in federal prison, the 24th sentence in the scheme by the Justice Department’s count.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. The plea acknowledged a sentencing increase for obstruction, for approaching a cooperating witness on February 18, 2025, during the Bock and Said trial. Per the Justice Department, his Stigma-Free Mankato site claimed meals for 3,000 children a day and received over $5.4 million from Feeding Our Future.

78 months in federal prison, the 23rd sentence in the Feeding Our Future scheme by the Justice Department’s count.

Charged by information July 22, 2026 (amended July 24), about a week before his plea. The Star Tribune counted him as the 80th Feeding Our Future defendant.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Metro Area Catering claimed 1.6 million meals from February 2021 through January 2022 and received more than $4.7 million. The plea agreement contemplates forfeiture of a Plymouth home, a Minneapolis commercial building, and a vehicle.

Convicted by the jury at the first Feeding Our Future trial on 23 counts and acquitted on one (ECF 557).

28 years in federal prison plus three years of supervised release, the second-longest Feeding Our Future sentence.

Pleaded guilty June 18, 2025 to one count of bribery of a juror before Judge David S. Doty, per the court’s minute entry (ECF 162; the Justice Department’s release says June 17). All five bribery defendants ultimately pleaded guilty, the last in August 2025.

120 months in federal prison for bribing a juror, consecutive to his 28-year fraud sentence, with three years of supervised release concurrent with the fraud case’s term. Of the 120 months, 12 are a statutory enhancement for an offense committed while on release.

Charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud in the food-fraud investigation; later charged by felony information (May 2026).

Pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States (Counts 1 and 2 of the felony information). The information says she submitted over $826,000 in child-nutrition reimbursement claims and her organization received more than $854,000; news reporting adds $4.6 million in false Child Care Assistance Program claims.

Charged with wire fraud in the first wave of Housing Stabilization Services cases over the Brilliant Minds Services LLC claims.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in one of four separate hearings held between July 7 and July 23, 2026. The four defendants obtained approximately $2.2 million, per the Justice Department.

Charged with wire fraud in the first wave of Housing Stabilization Services cases over the Brilliant Minds Services LLC claims.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in one of four separate hearings held between July 7 and July 23, 2026. The four defendants obtained approximately $2.2 million, per the Justice Department.

Charged with wire fraud in the first wave of Housing Stabilization Services cases over the Brilliant Minds Services LLC claims.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in one of four separate hearings held between July 7 and July 23, 2026. The four defendants obtained approximately $2.2 million, per the Justice Department.

Charged with wire fraud in the first wave of Housing Stabilization Services cases over the Brilliant Minds Services LLC claims.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in one of four separate hearings held between July 7 and July 23, 2026. The four defendants obtained approximately $2.2 million, per the Justice Department.

Charged in the first wave of Feeding Our Future indictments (indictment filed September 13, announced September 20, 2022) with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, and federal programs bribery.

Convicted by a federal jury on all seven counts, including wire fraud, conspiracy, and bribery.

500 months (41 years 8 months) in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, per the June 4, 2026 judgment.

Appealed her conviction and sentence to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her opening brief, filed in August 2026, asks for judgments of acquittal on Counts 15 and 40 and a new trial on Counts 1, 2, 4, 5, and 12. Failing that, it asks the court to reconsider the 500-month sentence and the $242,807,755 restitution order. The government’s brief was due September 11, 2026; whether it was filed or extended had not been confirmed as of October 11, 2026.

Charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, and money laundering in a $46.6 million autism-therapy (EIDBI) billing scheme. She pleaded not guilty at her May 26, 2026 arraignment, per the docket (0:26-cr-00099).

Charged by indictment in the same $46.6 million autism-therapy (EIDBI) billing scheme.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering. The summary alleges Healey Homes received $22.7 million in Medicaid reimbursements from 2021 to 2025 for Individualized Home Supports in residences the defendants controlled, where such services are disallowed, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering, with Charles Healey, over $22.7 million in Healey Homes’ Individualized Home Supports reimbursements, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and four counts of health care fraud over $5.3 million in Housing Stabilization claims, about $5.2 million of it paid, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and four counts of health care fraud over $3.3 million in Housing Stabilization claims, about $3.2 million of it paid, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and four counts of health care fraud, with Muhammad Omar, over $3.3 million in Housing Stabilization claims, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by information with health care fraud conspiracy; the summary says she billed about $2,516,025 in Housing Stabilization claims, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by information with health care fraud conspiracy; the summary says she billed about $988,282 in Housing Stabilization claims, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Charged, as announced in the May 21, 2026 Minnesota health care fraud takedown, by indictment with three counts of health care fraud and two counts of money laundering over about $1.4 million in Integrated Community Services claims, per the Justice Department’s case summary. Later docket activity has not been checked for this record; charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent unless a later record here shows otherwise.

Pleaded guilty to one count of bribing a juror for helping deliver the $120,000.

57 months in federal prison plus one year of supervised release, the high end of the guidelines range and the first sentence among the five bribery defendants.

Charged with one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors allege Star Autism Center obtained more than $6 million in autism-therapy (EIDBI) reimbursement for services billed by unqualified staff or not provided.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud over the Star Autism Center scheme, which submitted fraudulent Medicaid claims totaling over $6 million from late 2020 to December 2024, per KSTP. No sentencing had been reported as of October 11, 2026.

Charged by information with one count of wire fraud.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud: approximately $3.5 million in Housing Stabilization Services claims for about 230 beneficiaries, February 2022 through June 2025.

Charged by information with one count of wire fraud.

Pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in the same $3.5 million scheme.

Charged by federal information with wire fraud in a $14 million autism-therapy (EIDBI) scheme; also charged with receiving $465,000 through Feeding Our Future.

Pleaded guilty December 18, 2025 to one count of wire fraud for her role in the $14 million scheme; released on bond pending sentencing, per the court minutes.

Indicted on four counts of wire fraud: approximately $1.4 million claimed and nearly $1.3 million received through SafeLodgings, Inc., March 2023 through August 2025. Arrested at the Minneapolis airport September 10, 2026 after returning from Amsterdam. He is charged, not convicted, and presumed innocent.

Convicted by the jury at the first Feeding Our Future trial on 10 counts and acquitted on three (ECF 559).

10 years (120 months) in federal prison plus three years of supervised release for the fraud conviction, with restitution of $47,920,514. The sentence does not cover the juror bribery, which is sentenced separately.

Pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of a juror (minute entry, ECF 72). Sentencing had been scheduled for September 2026, per KSTP in July 2026; no report of a sentencing had been located as of October 11, 2026.

Acquitted by the jury on all nine counts at the first Feeding Our Future trial (ECF 560); judgment of acquittal signed June 12, 2024.

Pleaded guilty to his role in providing the cash bribe to Juror 52; the fifth and final bribery defendant to plead. His sentencing, once set for August 13, 2026, was continued; both sides filed sentencing positions in mid-September 2026, per the bribery docket. No sentencing had been reported as of October 11, 2026.

Convicted by a federal jury on all 21 counts.

Indicted in the Feeding Our Future investigation over claims submitted through Haji’s Kitchen (indictment filed September 13, 2022).

Pleaded guilty to wire fraud. The plea agreement admits a loss of at least $19 million and receipt of approximately $11,483,827, sets restitution in that amount, and provides for forfeiture of properties and vehicles.

Pleaded guilty September 5, 2024 to one count of bribery of a juror for delivering the $120,000 to Juror 52’s home. Sentencing had been scheduled for September 2026, per KSTP in July 2026; no report of a sentencing had been located as of October 11, 2026.