DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) – A Duluth man is among nine Minnesotans charged in a Medicaid fraud crackdown.
Court documents allege Peter Meilahn billed Medicaid for services he never provided more than 27,000 times, adding up to $2.2 million in fraud.
Meilahn is a psychotherapist who had a company called Individual Services, which once had an office space in downtown Duluth.
According to an 18-page criminal complaint, Meilahn is charged with 11 counts of felony theft and two counts of felony identity theft.
“This is a high-dollar case, particularly where just one individual is involved,” said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison during a press conference on Tuesday. “But, as I’ve said many times, even one dollar stolen from this program is just too many.”
In the criminal complaint, investigators say some clients saw Meilahn for psychotherapy services for two or three sessions,…
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