(FOX 9) - A continued statewide crackdown on Medicaid fraud has led to seven people being charged with allegedly billing the government for services that they did not perform.

Medicaid fraud charges filed against seven providers

What we know:

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has charged seven people with defrauding the state’s Medicaid program out of more than $700,000. The charges include billing for services that were never provided or performed by people without proper licenses or credentials.

Ellison’s office says since Jan. 1, 2025, the agency has stopped payment to 695 providers based on credible allegations of fraud and made more than 655 referrals to law enforcement.

Dig deeper:

Those charged include:

• Tremayne Lamar Jackson, St. Paul: Charged with seven felony theft offenses, accused of defrauding the program of over $125,000 by claiming to provide more than 6,000 hours of care he could not have performed.
• Christine Marie Pryor, Fargo: Charged with six theft and six identity theft offenses, accused of defrauding over $150,000 by claiming to provide psychotherapy and counseling services without a license.
• Fernando Navarro, Minneapolis: Charged with four felony theft offenses, accused of taking nearly $70,000 by billing for care to a child who had moved to California.
• Shawki Elsaid, Blaine: Charged with eight theft and two identity theft crimes, accused of defrauding more than $182,000 through over...

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