Two Minnesota Men Plead Guilty to $500,000 Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Vulnerable Housing

Two Minnesota men admitted wire fraud over false Medicaid housing claims and face up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing dates still to be set (Credit: Pixabay - sergeitokmakov)

Two Minnesota men have pleaded guilty in a Medicaid fraud scheme that took more than $500,000 (£376,400) from a state housing programme, with the second plea entered on 1 October 2026, the US Justice Department said.

The men enrolled Pristine Health LLC as a Medicaid provider to help people with disabilities find and keep housing. Court documents show they instead claimed Medicaid payments for services never provided under Minnesota's now-defunct Housing Stabilization Services programme.