Minnesota judge under fire for tossing $7.2M taxpayer-fraud conviction tied to alleged ‘lavish lifestyle’
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Minnesota Judge Sarah West overturned Abdifatah Yusuf's conviction for a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud scheme, citing reliance on circumstantial evidence.
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Prosecutors said Yusuf received Medicaid money for services that weren't provided and overbilled for services that didn't have documentation. Yusuf allegedly used the money to fund a "lavish lifestyle" that included shopping sprees at "luxury clothing stores including Coach, Canada Goose, Michael Kors, Third Degree Heat, Nike, and Nordstrom."
Yusuf directed over $1 million from the business account to his personal account and also withdrew over $387,000 in cash, the attorney general's office said.
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