2026年5月23日 美国东部时间下午3:25 / 福克斯新闻网
两名明尼苏达州女性因涉嫌4660万美元自闭症医疗补助欺诈案被起诉
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发布于2026年5月23日 美国东部时间下午3:25
乔纳森·法希谈司法部破获9000万美元明尼苏达州欺诈团伙案
前国土安全部助理副部长乔纳森·法希谈及司法部在明尼苏达州破获的9000万美元医疗补助欺诈案。法希解释称，这场大规模欺诈可能只是冰山一角，合作被告将披露更多细节。他质疑民主党此前为何因政治原因忽视这些项目。
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美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪宣布，两名明尼苏达州被告因被控参与官员所称的“美国历史上最大规模自闭症医疗欺诈案”而遭到起诉。
美国司法部（DOJ）起诉了55岁的沙姆索·艾哈迈德·哈桑和25岁的哈南·穆尔萨尔·优素福，指控二人多项欺诈及相关罪名，指控他们涉嫌通过一项4660万美元的计划，骗取明尼苏达州医疗补助的早期密集发育与行为干预（EIDBI）项目资金。
此次起诉是司法部国家欺诈执法部门开展的更广泛执法行动的一部分，该行动共起诉了15名涉嫌欺诈者，这些欺诈计划目标涉及超过9000万美元的纳税人资金。
“今日的逮捕行动代表了美国历史上最大规模的自闭症医疗欺诈案。这不是文书错误，也不是技术违规。这是有组织的盗窃行为，利用了美国最弱势的儿童，欺骗了家庭，窃取了本应用于帮助自闭症儿童获得合法护理和支持的纳税人资金。”小肯尼迪在周五的新闻发布会上说道。
【标题】“欺诈的震中”：明尼苏达州的空壳诊所、虚假自闭症治疗与可能高达20亿美元的丑闻
2026年5月21日，美国卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪在明尼阿波利斯联邦法院就涉嫌医疗补助欺诈案及对15人的指控向媒体发表讲话。（克里斯托弗·尤恩/阿纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社）
检察官表示，哈桑是两家自闭症中心——智能治疗中心和明星自闭症中心的股东，但她未按法律要求向明尼苏达州人类服务部披露自己的所有权。根据起诉书，优素福在智能治疗中心工作并协助运营该中心，包括提交该机构的医疗补助报销申请。
【标题】跳楼潜逃的明尼苏达州欺诈嫌疑人已被捕，FBI称
二人据称向家庭支付回扣，以 incentivize 他们将孩子送到智能治疗中心和明星自闭症中心，从而以孩子的名义申请自闭症相关服务的报销。根据起诉书，他们随后向医疗补助机构申报了未实际提供的服务，或医疗补助不予报销的服务。
在他们申请报销的4660万美元中，有2160万美元已支付，司法部正追讨这笔资金。
2026年5月21日，美国司法部国家欺诈执法部门助理部长科林·麦克唐纳在明尼苏达州联邦检察官办公室就打击明尼苏达州欺诈行为的行动向媒体发表讲话。司法部正指控15人欺诈七个医疗补助项目，涉案金额超过9000万美元纳税人资金。（戴维·伯丁/盖蒂图片社）
根据起诉书，二人“将数十万美元的欺诈所得”转移至“其家庭的个人使用和收益，包括购买不动产以及将资金转移至海外，其中包括肯尼亚”。
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两名被告各被控一项共谋实施医疗保健欺诈罪和一项洗钱罪。优素福还被控五项医疗保健欺诈罪，哈桑被控两项。
2026年5月21日，美国卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪在明尼阿波利斯的明尼苏达州地区联邦检察官办公室就打击明尼苏达州欺诈行为的行动向媒体发表讲话。（戴维·伯丁/盖蒂图片社）
“每一次虚假的自闭症诊断，都从本项目专为其设计、且迫切需要护理的儿童手中偷走了时间、护理和资源。自闭症儿童的家庭在应对治疗、专科医生和支持系统时已经面临巨大挑战。欺诈行为进一步加剧了这些障碍。”小肯尼迪在声明中说道。
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RFK Jr announces ‘largest autism fraud bust in American history’ with $46.6M Medicaid scheme indictment
2026-05-23 3:25pm EDT / Fox News
Two Minnesota women indicted in alleged $46.6M autism Medicaid fraud scheme
By Robert McGreevy, Fox News
Published May 23, 2026 3:25pm EDT
Jonathan Fahey discusses DOJ’s $90 million Minnesota fraud ring bust
Jonathan Fahey, former DHS deputy assistant secretary, discusses the Department of Justice’s $90 million Medicaid fraud bust in Minnesota. Fahey explains that the widespread fraud is likely just the tip of the iceberg, with more revelations expected from cooperating defendants. He questions why Democrats previously ignored these programs for political reasons.
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the indictment of two Minnesota defendants charged in what officials called the “largest autism fraud bust in American history.”
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted 55-year-old Shamso Ahmed Hassan and 25-year-old Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, slapping them with numerous counts of fraud and related charges for their alleged $46.6 million scheme to defraud Minnesota Medicaid’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Program.
The indictment was part of a wider enforcement action taken by the DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division that swept up 15 alleged fraudsters in indictments for schemes that targeted over $90 million in taxpayer funds.
“Today’s arrests represent the largest autism fraud bust in American history. This was not a paperwork error. It was not a technical violation. This was organized theft that exploited the most vulnerable children in America, deceived families, stole taxpayer dollars meant to help children with autism access legitimate care and support,” Kennedy Jr. said in a Friday news conference.
‘EPICENTER OF FRAUD’: MINNESOTA’S EMPTY STOMACHS, FAKE AUTISM THERAPY AND A SCANDAL THAT COULD TOP $2 BILLION
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks to the media about alleged Medicaid fraud, and charges that were brought up against 15 individuals at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 21, 2026.(Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Hassan was a shareholder in two autism centers, Smart Therapy Center and Star Autism Center, but she did not disclose her ownership to the Minnesota Department of Human Services as required by law, prosecutors said. Yusuf worked at the Smart Therapy Center and helped operate the center, including by submitting the businesses’ claims for Medicaid reimbursement, according to the indictment.
MINNESOTA FRAUD SUSPECT WHO JUMPED FROM BUILDING IS ARRESTED, FBI SAYS
The pair allegedly paid kickbacks to families to incentivize them to send their children to Smart Therapy Center and Star Autism Center so they could bill for autism-related services in their children’s names. They then billed Medicaid for services that were not rendered or were not reimbursable by Medicaid, according to the indictment.
Of the $46.6 million they filed for reimbursement, $21.6 million was paid out, per the indictment. The DOJ is seeking restitution for that money.
Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald addresses the media to announce actions combating fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota on May 21, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Department of Justice is bringing charges against 15 people for fraud that targeted seven Medicaid programs and over $90 million in taxpayer dollars.(David Berding/Getty Images)
The pair “diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars of the fraud proceeds” to “their families’ personal use and benefit, including through real property purchases and transferring funds overseas, including to Kenya,” according to the indictment.
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The defendants were each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and one count of money laundering. Yusuf was charged with five counts of healthcare fraud, while Hassan was charged with two.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. addresses the media to announce actions combating fraud in Minnesota at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota on May 21, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.(David Berding/Getty Images)
“Every fraudulent autism diagnosis steals time, care, and resources from the children for whom this program was designed and who desperately need this care. Families with autistic children already face enormous challenges navigating therapies, specialists, and support systems. Fraud makes those barriers even steeper,” Kennedy Jr. said in the announcement.
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