{"id":2519038,"date":"2025-12-09T05:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somalians-accused-of-another-mass-medicaid-fraud-operation-in-maine-whistleblower\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T05:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:20:32","slug":"somalians-accused-of-another-mass-medicaid-fraud-operation-in-maine-whistleblower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somalians-accused-of-another-mass-medicaid-fraud-operation-in-maine-whistleblower\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalians Accused of Another Mass Medicaid Fraud Operation in Maine: Whistleblower"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsomalians-accused-of-another-mass-medicaid-fraud-operation-in-maine-whistleblower%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Somali-owned company, Gateway Community Services, is accused of defrauding Maine&#8217;s Medicaid program by falsifying documents too claim payments for services that were not actually provided to low-income and disabled clients. A whistleblower, Christopher Bernardini, a former billing specialist at the company, revealed that employees were instructed to bill for hours even when staff failed to show up, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-declares-coronavirus-victory-in-shenzhen-after-forcing-workers-to-live-in-factories\/\" title=\"China Declares Coronavirus Victory in Shenzhen After Forcing Workers to Live in Factories\">electronic monitoring systems<\/a> were manipulated to falsely indicate client visits. The company, owned by Abdullahi Ali-who reportedly ran for office in Somalia&#8217;s Jubaland region and claimed to fund a militia there-received $28.8 million from Maine&#8217;s Medicaid program. Similar fraud schemes in Minnesota, involving at least $1 billion and ties to Somalia, have led to federal investigations and ICE crackdowns. The scandal has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-releases-restraining-order-against-kilmar-abrego-garcia-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DHS releases restraining order against Kilmar Abrego Garcia - Washington Examiner\">sparked political controversy<\/a> in Maine, with accusations of racism arising amid debates over the issue. Government agencies and Gateway Community Services have not commented on the allegations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Somali-owned company may have defrauded Maine in a manner similar to schemes that ripped off at least $1 billion from Minnesota, a whistleblower told NewsNation Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Bernardini, a former &ldquo;billing guru&rdquo; at Gateway Community Services, said that the company falsified documents to obtain payment from Maine&rsquo;s Medicaid program for services to low-income and disabled clients, NewsNation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/northeast\/maine-whistleblower-gateway\/\">reported<\/a>. Abdullahi Ali, the owner of the company, reportedly ran for office in Jubaland, a region of Somalia, and boasted about funding a militia there, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/2025\/03\/somali-american-received-millions-in-u-s-taxpayer-dollars-mainecare-funding-while-claiming-to-bankroll-jubaland-militia\/\">according<\/a> to The Maine Wire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have a passion for helping people and I thought that we were doing the right thing this whole time,&rdquo; Bernardini told NewsNation, later adding, &ldquo;When I had clients calling me to tell me their staff hadn&rsquo;t shown up and I was told to bill those hours anyway. It just got worse and worse until I started really putting up a stink.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Somali non-profit leader was billing MaineCare while running to be the Warlord of Jubaland.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigSteve207?\">@BigSteve207<\/a> joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlHigbie?\">@CarlHigbie<\/a> to explain how the Mills administration enabled the grift: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2iSkCUk8V3\">pic.twitter.com\/2iSkCUk8V3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMaineWire\/status\/1996198140924579854?\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bernardini told NewsNation that an electronic monitoring system intended to track field staff was manipulated to make it appear the clients were visited when staff actually failed to show up.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Gateway Community Services received $28.8 million in Medicaid funds from Maine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/2025\/03\/somali-american-received-millions-in-u-s-taxpayer-dollars-mainecare-funding-while-claiming-to-bankroll-jubaland-militia\/\">according<\/a> to documents obtained by The Maine Wire via a Freedom of Access Act request.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats in Maine have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/2025\/12\/republican-gubernatorial-candidate-bobby-charles-pushes-back-after-maine-democrats-call-him-racist\/\">attacked<\/a> Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles of Maine as a racist for raising concerns about The Maine Wire&rsquo;s reports.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement is surging into the Minneapolis area to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-suggest-texas-put-controversial-colony-ridge-development-in-conservatorship\/\" title=\"Texas lawmakers propose placing the controversial Colony Ridge development under conservatorship.\">target illegal immigrants<\/a> from Somalia after revelations about at least $1 billion in fraud, some of which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/minnesota-welfare-fraud-somalia-al-shabaab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allegedly<\/a> went to the radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n<p>State employees&nbsp;accused Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota of engaging in &ldquo;systemic&rdquo; retaliation against whistleblowers who warned of the fraud schemes as the Justice Department is pursuing three federal cases involving the scandal.<\/p>\n<p>Walz admitted during a Nov. 30 appearance on &ldquo;Meet the Press&rdquo; that the state &ldquo;attracts criminals,&rdquo; but demanded that Somali residents not be demonized when questioned about the scandal by host Kristen Welker.<\/p>\n<p>Gateway Community Services and Maine&rsquo;s Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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