{"id":2639170,"date":"2026-08-02T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T14:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dudes-with-somali-names-plead-guilty-to-bilking-medicaid-under-company-called-brilliant-minds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T14:41:15","slug":"four-dudes-with-somali-names-plead-guilty-to-bilking-medicaid-under-company-called-brilliant-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dudes-with-somali-names-plead-guilty-to-bilking-medicaid-under-company-called-brilliant-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Dudes with Somali Names Plead Guilty to Bilking Medicaid Under Company Called &#8216;Brilliant Minds&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ffour-dudes-with-somali-names-plead-guilty-to-bilking-medicaid-under-company-called-brilliant-minds%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=2639170&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>four men from the Twin Cities pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota&#8217;s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program of approximately $2.2 million. They established a business called Brilliant Minds Services LLC, claiming to provide housing stabilization and healthcare services to vulnerable populations, but they misappropriated the funds instead. The scheme involved fabricating records and inflating service times using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-high-court-rules-facebook-illegally-censored-content\/\" title=\"German High Court Rules Facebook Illegally Censored Content\">artificial intelligence tools<\/a> to cover their tracks during investigations. The fraud targeted federal and state programs designed to assist people with disabilities and addictions, ultimately stealing funds meant for vulnerable individuals. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-left-riots-trump-admin-remains-hard-at-work-busts-diabolical-mexican-national\/\" title=\"As Left Riots Trump Admin Remains Hard at Work, Busts Diabolical Mexican National\">case highlights ongoing efforts<\/a> by authorities to combat healthcare and welfare fraud, including recent actions by the federal government to withhold Medicaid payments from Minnesota.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>Four Twin Cities men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota\u2019s Housing Stabilization Services program out of approximately $2.2 million and hiding the scheme by using artificial intelligence tools to fabricate records when questioned by insurance companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Moktar Hassan Aden, 31, Mustafa Dayib Ali, 29, Khalid Ahmed Dayib, 26, and Abdifitah Mohamud Mohamed, 27 set up Brilliant Minds Services LLC in the Griggs-Midway Building in St. Paul, Minnesota, and enrolled the business as a Medicaid program provider, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mnd.227850\/gov.uscourts.mnd.227850.87.0.pdf\"><u><span class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__textUnderline\">according<\/span><\/u><\/a>  to the plea agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The fraud scheme \u201chighlights a burgeoning trend of fraudsters\u201d using AI to \u201cfurther a fraud scheme targeting health care programs in Minnesota and around the country,\u201d <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/four-men-plead-guilty-2m-minnesota-medicaid-fraud\"><u><span class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__textUnderline\">according<\/span><\/u><\/a>  to the DOJ\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThese defendants corruptly exploited vulnerable people and a vulnerable program to enrich themselves,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said in a statement.\u201cTaxpayer dollars designed to provide shelter and support for the homeless and needy instead went to the pockets of these men. They have now admitted their fraudulent conduct and will face justice for their crimes. In the meantime, our work to stamp out fraud in Minnesota will continue in abandon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">When reached for comment, the DOJ referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to its press release from Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Department <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mn\/pr\/defendants-charged-first-wave-housing-stabilization-fraud-cases\"><u><span class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__textUnderline\">announced<\/span><\/u><\/a>  in September 2025 criminal indictments linked to HSS program fraud against Aden, Ali, Dayib, Mohamed, as well as Christopher Adesoji Falade, Emmanuel Oluwademilade Falade, Asad Ahmed Adow, and Anwar Ahmed Adow, six of whom are part of the Somali community in Minnesota, City Journal <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/minnesota-welfare-fraud-somalia-al-shabaab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, citing a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Minnesota\u2019s Department of Human Services announced in November 2025 that the state would terminate the HSS program due to credible allegations of fraud, MPR News <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/episode\/2025\/11\/04\/minnesotas-housing-stabilization-program-has-ended-what-happens-to-minnesotans-that-used-it\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\u201cThe defendant and others thereafter purported to service individuals through [Brilliant] Minds from an office suite in the Griggs-Midway Building in St. Paul, Minnesota,\u201d per the court documents. \u201cUltimately, the defendant and the other owners of [Brilliant] Minds claimed to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-department-investigating-apparent-taxpayer-funding-of-terror-organization-under-biden-and-walz\/\" title=\"Treasury Depart...t Investigating Apparent Taxpayer Funding of Terror Organization Under Biden and Walz\">housing stabilization services<\/a> approximately 350 different beneficiaries totaling $2,253.385.06; however, Brilliant Minds did not perform all of the total claimed services, instead billing for services not provided and inflating the amount of time for services actually provided.\u201d<\/div>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In order to document services \u201cthat did not always occur or to inflate the time of services provided,\u201d employees at Brilliant Minds \u201cfabricated client notes,\u201d according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The defendants also \u201cdevised and carried out a scheme to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defraud federally funded health care benefits collected<\/a> within Minnesota\u2019s Housing Stability Services Program,\u201d <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mnd.227849\/gov.uscourts.mnd.227849.1.0_2.pdf\"><u><span class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__textUnderline\">according<\/span><\/u><\/a>  to the indictment. \u201cThat was a program designed to help people with disabilities and addictions find and maintain housing. Rather than provide such help, the defendants obtained and misappropriated millions of dollars in program funds that were intended as reimbursements for services provided to those people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cMedicaid fraud is a serious offense with real consequences,\u201d U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Daniel Rosen said in a statement. \u201cThese defendants stole funds intended to support vulnerable Minnesotans who rely on housing and recovery services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cTheir guilty pleas underscore my office\u2019s commitment to holding accountable those who exploit public programs,\u201d Rosen continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The announcement comes just days after the Trump administration announced<u><\/u>  Tuesday that it is deferring more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota as part of its nationwide \u201c<a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrOzCMS\/status\/2075685760997490980\"><u><span class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__textUnderline\">war on fraud<\/span><\/u><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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Moktar Hassan Aden (31), Mustafa Dayib Ali (29), Khalid Ahmed Dayib (26), and Abdifitah Mohamud Mohamed (27) established Brilliant Minds Services LLC in St. Paul\u2019s Griggs-Midway Building, registering it as a Medicaid provider, as per court documents. The fraud highlights a growing trend of using AI to advance healthcare program scams nationwide, the DOJ noted. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald stated that the defendants exploited vulnerable populations and programs for personal gain, diverting taxpayer funds meant for homeless support into their own pockets. They have now pleaded guilty and will face justice; efforts to combat such frauds in Minnesota will persist. The DOJ referred inquiries to its recent press release, which also mentioned indictments against additional individuals linked to the scheme, including members of Minnesota\u2019s Somali community. In November 2025, Minnesota\u2019s Department of Human Services announced the termination of HSS due to credible fraud allegations. Court records reveal that Brilliant Minds claimed services for around 350 beneficiaries totaling over $2.25 million but did not provide all billed services; instead, employees fabricated notes and inflated service times to cover up unperformed work or exaggerate actual services rendered. The defendants also devised schemes to misappropriate federal health care funds intended for housing support for disabled and addicted individuals-funds meant as reimbursements were stolen instead of used appropriately. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen emphasized that Medicaid fraud harms vulnerable Minnesotans relying on these services and reaffirmed his office&#8217;s commitment to holding offenders accountable amid ongoing federal efforts against healthcare fraud nationwide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2639171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0823.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83580,68305,32750,61924,83579],"class_list":["post-2639170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brilliant-minds","tag-corporate-crime","tag-guilty-plea","tag-medicaid-fraud","tag-somali-names"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0823.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2639170"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2639180,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639170\/revisions\/2639180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2639170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2639170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2639170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}