Minnesota pair bilked $21 million in state funds meant for autism services

[1srelluc]

MSN

Two Minnesota fraudsters allegedly swindled more than $21 million in funding earmarked for autism services through two bogus companies and then spent it lavishly on overseas property, officials said.

Shamso Ahmed Hassan, 55, and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, 25, whose mugshots were released on Wednesday, made off like bandits by submitting millions of dollars in fake claims to Minnesota’s Early Intensive Development and Behavioral Intervention Program [EIDBI] between May 2020 and December 2024, authorities said.

The pair enrolled two companies co-owned by Hassan — Smart Therapy Center LLC and Star Autism Center LLC — as service providers to submit the claims and were secured $21.2 million in funds aimed at helping people, under 21, with autism.

The swindlers were part of an extensive scheme to use the stolen money on themselves and their families, including buying property in Kenya and a truck.

Perps:

I'd say about 40-50 years would be about right.....These fraudsters need to be locked away for generations.

 

[Rambunctious]

How much of that 21 million went to Omar and Walz... if those two escape prison time we are being screwed...

 

[Chuz Life]

MSN

Two Minnesota fraudsters allegedly swindled more than $21 million in funding earmarked for autism services through two bogus companies and then spent it lavishly on overseas property, officials said.

Shamso Ahmed Hassan, 55, and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, 25, whose mugshots were released on Wednesday, made off like bandits by submitting millions of dollars in fake claims to Minnesota’s Early Intensive Development and Behavioral Intervention Program [EIDBI] between May 2020 and December 2024, authorities said.

The pair enrolled two companies co-owned by Hassan — Smart Therapy Center LLC and Star Autism Center LLC — as service providers to submit the claims and were secured $21.2 million in funds aimed at helping people, under 21, with autism.

The swindlers were part of an extensive scheme to use the stolen money on themselves and their families, including buying property in Kenya and a truck.

Perps:
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I'd say about 40-50 years would be about right.....These fraudsters need to be locked away for generations.

Yet we will never see anyone in Minnesota protesting in the streets to stop the fraud.

It makes it seem like every single Minnesotan is in on the take.

 

[wamose]

How much of that 21 million went to Omar and Walz... if those two escape prison time we are being screwed...

They don't get those contracts on merit. They gotta kick back, and I don't mean a measley10%, like the "big guy" used to charge. I think we could lock up every Democrat in office today and not have one miscarriage of justice case.