Federal officials are seeking a fraud suspect who escaped a massive series of arrests Thursday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Muhammad Omar has been identified as one of 15 defendants accused of fraud in human and social services programs that defrauded governments out of about $90 million, according toKMSP-TV.
Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald said, “I would encourage the public to help turn this man in to face justice for the fraud that he has perpetrated.”
McDonald said Omar will “face the additional charges for seeking to flee from law enforcement and seeking to obstruct justice by virtue of his conduct today.”
“That individual is currently on the run after having jumped out of a fourth-story balcony,” Federal Bureau of Investigation’s co-Deputy Director Christopher Raia said in a video posted toYouTube.
“He is currently on the run. We need your help,” he told the media Thursday, asking the public to alert the FBI if they saw him.
The bust was part of an investigation into a massive Medicaid fraud operation.
“Today – 15 individuals have been indicted for over $90 million in an alleged massive healthcare fraud scheme in Minnesota, after a sweeping FBI investigation with @TheJusticeDept and our Interagency Partners,” FBI Director Kash Patelpostedon X.
“These charges involve the two LARGEST Medicaid fraud cases ever charged in this district and first-of-their-kind charges involving 7 additional Medicaid programs,” he wrote.
🚨🚨 Today – 15 individuals have been indicted for over $90 million in an alleged massive healthcare fraud scheme in Minnesota, after a sweeping FBI investigation with@TheJusticeDeptand our Interagency Partners.
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