After months of rumblings that Ohio could be a hub for Somali fraudsters—somewhat like scandal-plagued Minnesota—new revelations have thrust the Buckeye State into the national spotlight.
Recently disclosed reporting, which raises suspicions about networks of immigrants reaping massive Medicaid dollars through in-home care, also heightened alarm among lawmakers in Ohio and launched a federal investigation. The state is home to America’s second-largest Somali population, behind Minnesota.
