DOJ Charges 15 in $90 Million Minnesota Fraud Schemes

‘This is the beginning of our work in Minnesota,’ Colin McDonald, assistant attorney general for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, says.

US Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Fraud Division Colin McDonald (R), announces the formation of a strike force against health care fraud during a press conference in San Francisco, Calif., on April 30, 2026. Karl Mondon / AFP via Getty Images

Criminal charges have been filed against 15 accused fraudsters in Minnesota, involving more than $90 million in taxpayers’ dollars, federal officials announced on May 21 at a news conference in Minneapolis.

“Today, we are holding scammers accountable who ripped off the American taxpayer and harmed those deserving legitimate assistance from these programs,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.