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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday charged a Minneapolis man with more than $3 million in Medicaid fraud linked to a state-licensed home health agency.
Mohamed Abdirashid Omarxeyd was charged with eight counts of theft by false representation after prosecutors said he used his company, Guardian Home Health Services, to bill Minnesota’s Medicaid program for services that were never provided or were not eligible for reimbursement from 2020 to 2024.
According to the criminal complaint, Guardian submitted fraudulent claims for nurse aide, companion care, housekeeping, respite care, individualized in-home support and other community support services. State officials have designated many of these services as “high risk” for fraud.
Prosecutors say Omarxeyd and his wife siphoned more than $2 million from the company’s accounts during the operation.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks during a news conference after an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 12, 2026. (Reuters/Tim Evans)
“Defrauding programs that provide health care to low-income Minnesotans is a truly despicable act,” Ellison said in a statement, noting that his office has prosecuted more than 300 Medicaid fraud cases and recovered more than $80 million in restitution and penalties.
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The charges come amid a broad investigation that has targeted fraud in several Medicaid-funded programs. Other fraud allegations involve housing stabilization services and autism intervention programs.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks on stage during day three of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center, August 21, 2024, in Chicago. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Prosecutors have already uncovered the massive $250 million Feeding Our Future food fraud case linked to the state’s Somali community.
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This fraud case resulted in dozens of indictments and convictions, and highlighted fraud problems in Minnesota. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz opted not to seek a third term amid the scale of the scandal.
No attorney is currently listed for Omarxeyd, whose first court appearance will be February 3.
Louis Casiano of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
