BLAINE, Minn. (FOX 9) – State investigators are accusing a man who worked as a personal care assistant of defrauding Medicaid out of $182,000 by billing for services that were never provided.
Authorities say Shawki Mohamed Hamed Elsaid, 41, of Blaine, billed Medicaid for services while either he or his patients were out of state or out of the country, and allegedly used other people’s identities to submit those claims.
Minnesota personal care assistant accused of Medicaid fraud
By the numbers:
A criminal complaint filed in Anoka County states Elsaid personally received $116,601.91 after Medicaid overpaid $182,547.41.
Timeline:
Authorities reportedly found 1,655 fraudulent claims between June 2020 and June 2024, with the fraudulent activity spread across multiple six-month periods.
The investigation reportedly began when the Crystal Police Department received a tip from Elsaid’s…
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