Appeals court reinstates $7.2M Medicaid fraud verdict
On October 26, 2026, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a district court acquittal and ordered six guilty verdicts in State v. Abdifatah Abdulkadir Yusuf reinstated, restoring a $7.2 million Medicaid-fraud judgment.[1]
The case centers on Promise Health Service LLC, a Medicaid provider first registered in Burnsville and later listed at a Central Avenue address investigators said was only a mailbox.[2] Trial evidence showed more than 40,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims and over $7.2 million paid out between October 2019 and August 2022.[2] Investigators testified Yusuf personally received more than $1 million from Promise accounts, his brother more than $359,000, and about $361,000 in payments had no identified business purpose.[2]
At trial, prosecutors introduced client files and billing records they said were falsified or fabricated.[2] They also presented evidence of billing for overnight care that was not provided, forged or disputed client signatures, and excessive hours billed for a child.[2]
The Court of Appeals' opinion specifically cited that trial evidence when it reversed the district court and ordered the six guilty verdicts reinstated.[2]
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- On October 26, 2026, the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a district court acquittal and ordered six guilty verdicts in State v. Abdifatah Abdulkadir Yusuf reinstated.
- The case involves Promise Health Service LLC, a Medicaid provider first registered in Burnsville and later listed at a Central Avenue address in Minneapolis that investigators found was only a mailbox.
- Trial evidence showed more than 40,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims and over $7.2 million paid out between October 2019 and August 2022.
- Investigators testified Yusuf received more than $1 million from Promise accounts and his brother more than $359,000, with over $361,000 in payments that had no identified business purpose.
- The opinion cited evidence of falsified client files, billing for overnight care not provided, forged or disputed client signatures, and excessive hours billed for a minor beyond what was authorized.
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