Fraud
26 articles tagged “Fraud”
Rochester Woman Charged After Welfare Overpayments Top $75,000
A Rochester woman is charged with wrongfully obtaining public assistance after investigators say she failed to report who lived in her home, resulting in overpayments the complaint lists at more than $75,000 since 2019.
Saint Paul Man Charged With Fraud and Ammo Possession
A man used a stolen credit card to buy ammunition and other items at stores in Eden Prairie, prosecutors say.
Grant Man Charged With Fake ID and Pistol on I-494 in Woodbury
A man handed Woodbury police a fake Colorado driver's license and admitted to having a pistol in his waistband during a traffic stop on Interstate 494, according to the complaint.
Feds Announce Cases Against 13 in Minnesota Benefits Fraud Push
Federal prosecutors say 13 defendants have been charged, convicted or sentenced in Minnesota benefits fraud cases since Sept. 30, in schemes they put at nearly $83 million in intended losses.
$3.6M Medicaid Housing Fraud, Lake Elmo Woman Convicted
A federal jury in Saint Paul convicted a Lake Elmo woman on Oct. 7 of health care fraud in a scheme that prosecutors said took $3.6 million from a Minnesota Medicaid housing program.
Deerwood Woman Charged with Card Fraud, Meth Possession
A Deerwood woman was arrested after officers found methamphetamine and a purse containing stolen checks and debit cards during a traffic stop near a high school, according to the complaint.
Maple Grove Man Charged After Police Chase at Local Credit Union
A man with long dreadlocks in a black raincoat tried to cash a forged check at a Maple Grove credit union, then ran from police through traffic before being caught.
Minnesota Man Charged in $350M Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
The indictment says the case involved filing false tax returns, attempting fraudulent bank transactions and recruiting others to submit similar filings.
Carver County Man on Probation Charged Again for Tax Fraud
Prosecutors charged 45-year-old Andrew Clayton Freeburg, of Norwood Young America, with felony counts tied to alleged tax violations and benefit fraud.
