明尼苏达州一名妇女在一个1 400万美元的欺诈阴谋中被起诉,她利用假自闭症诊断来窃取医疗补助和营养基金。 A Minnesota woman is charged in a $14 million fraud scheme using fake autism diagnoses to steal Medicaid and nutrition funds.

明尼苏达州一名28岁的明尼苏达州妇女Asha Farhan Hassan被指控在一项以州和联邦方案资助的自闭症服务为目标的1 400万美元的计划中犯有电线欺诈罪。 A 28-year-old Minnesota woman, Asha Farhan Hassan, has been charged with wire fraud in a $14 million scheme targeting autism services funded by state and federal programs. 据当局称她经营一家公司, 假冒招募非自闭症儿童, Authorities allege she operated a company that falsely enrolled non-autistic children, using forged diagnoses and fake treatment plans, and submitted inflated claims for services never provided. 据称，父母获得了回扣，并从明尼苏达州公共服务部和 Ucare 收取了数百万美元的医疗补助报销。 Parents were allegedly paid kickbacks, and millions in Medicaid reimbursements were collected from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and Ucare. 还指控Hassan谎称提供膳食,以欺诈手段获取465 000美元的儿童营养资金。 Hassan is also accused of fraudulently obtaining $465,000 in child nutrition funds by falsely claiming to serve meals. 据称,她向海外寄出数十万美元,并利用一些资金在肯尼亚购买财产。 She allegedly sent hundreds of thousands of dollars overseas and used some funds to buy property in Kenya. 此案是联邦对多个方案中的系统性欺诈进行更广泛调查的一部分,由联邦检察官和机构,包括联邦调查局和HHS-OIG提出指控。 The case is part of a broader federal investigation into systemic fraud across multiple programs, with charges brought by federal prosecutors and agencies including the FBI and HHS-OIG.