Alleged $1.3M Medicaid housing fraudster freed on GPS
Kaamil Omar Sallah, 27, charged with federal wire fraud over alleged Medicaid housing claims, was released from federal custody.[1] U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Huseby ordered GPS monitoring, strict home confinement and surrender of Sallah's passport.[1]
Prosecutors did not push to keep him jailed.[1] Federal prosecutors say Sallah and coconspirators billed roughly $1.4 million to Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program and received nearly $1.3 million from 2023 through 2025.[1] The indictment says Sallah's company, SafeLodgings Inc., billed more than 3,600 hours of services in 2024 alone.[1] Sallah flew to Amsterdam weeks before the indictment, returned to the U.S., and was arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after arranging a self-surrender.[1]
Minnesota has shut down the Housing Stabilization Services program amid allegations of widespread fraud tied to the scheme.[1] Sallah faces four counts of federal wire fraud in court in Minneapolis.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- Defendant: Kaamil Omar Sallah, 27, charged with four counts of federal wire fraud in Minneapolis.
- Prosecutors allege he and coconspirators fraudulently claimed about $1.4M from Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program, receiving nearly $1.3M between 2023–2025.
- Indictment says Sallah’s SafeLodgings Inc. billed more than 3,600 hours of services in 2024 alone.
- Sallah flew to Amsterdam weeks before indictment, then returned and was arrested at MSP Airport on Sept. 10 after arranging a self-surrender.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Jon Huseby ordered GPS monitoring, strict home confinement and surrender of passport; prosecutors did not push to keep him jailed.
- The Housing Stabilization Services program has been shut down entirely because of widespread fraud.
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