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Four Twin Cities men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota\u2019s Housing Stabilization Services program out of approximately $2.2 million and hiding the scheme by using artificial intelligence tools to fabricate records when questioned by insurance companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.<\/p>\n

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Moktar Hassan Aden, 31, Mustafa Dayib Ali, 29, Khalid Ahmed Dayib, 26, and Abdifitah Mohamud Mohamed, 27 set up Brilliant Minds Services LLC in the Griggs-Midway Building in St. Paul, Minnesota, and enrolled the business as a Medicaid program provider, to the plea agreement. (RELATED: Misspelled Daycare Center Exposed By Nick Shirley Suddenly Sees Burst Of Activity)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fraud scheme \u201chighlights a burgeoning trend of fraudsters\u201d using AI to \u201cfurther a fraud scheme targeting health care programs in Minnesota and around the country,\u201d according<\/span> to the DOJ\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese defendants corruptly exploited vulnerable people and a vulnerable program to enrich themselves,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said in a statement.\u201cTaxpayer dollars designed to provide shelter and support for the homeless and needy instead went to the pockets of these men. They have now admitted their fraudulent conduct and will face justice for their crimes. In the meantime, our work to stamp out fraud in Minnesota will continue in abandon.\u201d<\/p>\n

When reached for comment, the DOJ referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to its press release from Friday.<\/p>\n

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The Department announced<\/span> in September 2025 criminal indictments linked to HSS program fraud against Aden, Ali, Dayib, Mohamed, as well as Christopher Adesoji Falade, Emmanuel Oluwademilade Falade, Asad Ahmed Adow, and Anwar Ahmed Adow, six of whom are part of the Somali community in Minnesota, City Journal reported, citing a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Minnesota\u2019s Department of Human Services announced in November 2025 that the state would terminate the HSS program due to credible allegations of fraud, MPR News reported.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe defendant and others thereafter purported to service individuals through [Brilliant] Minds from an office suite in the Griggs-Midway Building in St. Paul, Minnesota,\u201d per the court documents. \u201cUltimately, the defendant and the other owners of [Brilliant] Minds claimed to provide housing stabilization services approximately 350 different beneficiaries totaling $2,253.385.06; however, Brilliant Minds did not perform all of the total claimed services, instead billing for services not provided and inflating the amount of time for services actually provided.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In order to document services \u201cthat did not always occur or to inflate the time of services provided,\u201d employees at Brilliant Minds \u201cfabricated client notes,\u201d according to court documents.<\/p>\n

The defendants also \u201cdevised and carried out a scheme to defraud federally funded health care benefits collected within Minnesota\u2019s Housing Stability Services Program,\u201d to the indictment. \u201cThat was a program designed to help people with disabilities and addictions find and maintain housing. Rather than provide such help, the defendants obtained and misappropriated millions of dollars in program funds that were intended as reimbursements for services provided to those people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMedicaid fraud is a serious offense with real consequences,\u201d U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Daniel Rosen said in a statement. \u201cThese defendants stole funds intended to support vulnerable Minnesotans who rely on housing and recovery services.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir guilty pleas underscore my office\u2019s commitment to holding accountable those who exploit public programs,\u201d Rosen continued.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes just days after the Trump administration announced<\/span> Tuesday that it is deferring more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of its nationwide \u201cwar on fraud<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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