Minnesota Medicaid housing fraud: 2 more plead guilty in Housing Stabilization Services scam
Hassan Ahmed Hussein and Ahmed Abdirashid Mohamed pleaded guilty to wire fraud for scamming Minnesota Medicaid's Housing Stabilization Services program and face up to 20 years in federal prison.[1]
Their company, Pristine Health LLC, enrolled about 90 Medicaid beneficiaries, including some who never agreed to receive services.[1] Court documents say Pristine Health billed more than $820,000 to Minnesota Medicaid and the two men pocketed more than $500,000 for services that were never provided.[1] Hussein entered his guilty plea on Sept. 24, 2026, and Mohamed entered his plea on Oct. 1, 2026.[1]
Pristine Health's enrollment of beneficiaries and the billing scheme targeted Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program, court filings and prosecutors say.[1] FOX 9 reported these developments on Oct. 2, 2026.[1]
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- Two additional defendants, Hassan Ahmed Hussein, 29, and Ahmed Abdirashid Mohamed, 28, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the Housing Stabilization Services scheme.
- Their company, Pristine Health LLC, enrolled about 90 Medicaid beneficiaries in the housing program, including some who never agreed to receive services.
- According to court documents, Pristine Health billed more than $820,000 to Minnesota Medicaid and the two men pocketed more than $500,000 for services that were never provided.
- Hussein entered his guilty plea on Sept. 24, 2026, and Mohamed entered his plea on Oct. 1, 2026; both face up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing.
- The scheme targeted Minnesota Medicaid’s Housing Stabilization Services program, according to the report.
- These developments were reported by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on Oct. 2, 2026.
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- Two additional defendants, Hassan Ahmed Hussein, 29, and Ahmed Abdirashid Mohamed, 28, have now pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the Housing Stabilization Services scheme.
- Their company, Pristine Health LLC, enrolled about 90 Medicaid beneficiaries in the housing program, including some who never agreed to receive services.
- Court documents say Pristine Health billed more than $820,000 to Minnesota Medicaid and the two men pocketed more than $500,000 for services that were never provided.
- Hussein entered his guilty plea on Sept. 24, 2026 and Mohamed on Oct. 1, 2026; both face up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing.