# Two Men Plea Guilty to Medicaid Fraud

> Two Minnesota men admitted to stealing over $500,000 from Medicaid housing program.
- Title: Two Men Plea Guilty to Medicaid Fraud · Valleynewslive
- Summary: Two Minnesota men admitted to stealing over $500,000 from Medicaid housing program. Two men pled guilty to defrauding Minnesota's Medicaid housing program…
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- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/10/08/two-minnesota-men-plead-guilty-defrauding-medicaid-housing-program-out-500000
- Published: 2026-10-08T01:08:07.075+00:00
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- Topics: minnesota, medicaid, housing, fraud, pristine health llc, wire fraud, news, local
## Two men admit Medicaid fraud
Two Twin Cities men admitted to running a scheme that siphoned more than $500,000 from Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program.
## Pristine Health LLC enrolled 90 Medicaid recipients
Hassan Ahmed Hussein, 29, and Ahmed Abdirashid Mohamed, 28, set up Pristine Health LLC as a Medicaid provider promising housing services for disabled individuals.
## Billed Medicaid for non-delivered services
The company billed Medicaid for services never delivered, padding claims to get bigger reimbursements.
## Pristine Health billed $820,000
Pristine Health signed up roughly 90 Medicaid recipients, some who never agreed to services, and billed the state more than $820,000.
## Hussein and Mohamed pled guilty
Hussein entered guilty plea Sept. 24; Mohamed followed on Oct. 1, both admitted to wire fraud charge with up to 20 years in prison.
## FBI and agencies worked case
FBI, Health and Human Services inspector general, IRS Criminal Investigation, and Justice Department’s Health Care Fraud Section worked the case.
## Key takeaway

Two men pled guilty to defrauding Minnesota's Medicaid housing program out of $500,000.