Attorney General Ellison’s Medicaid fraud unit executes search warrants at two locations

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit agents join federal law enforcement this morning in executing search warrants at two autism-services entities in St. Louis Park and Edina

MFCU partnering with federal law enforcement in investigations of both entities for Medicaid fraud

October 29, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) — Agents of Attorney General Keith Ellison’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) executed search warrants this morning, in conjunction with agents from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, at two locations: at an entity named Iska, Inc. in St. Louis Park, and at an entity named Bright Horizon Therapy Center in Edina. Both provide EIDBI (autism) services and other Medicaid-funded services. MFCU is partnering with federal law enforcement in investigating both agencies for Medicaid fraud.

“Today, as part of our ongoing efforts to fight fraud, my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit worked alongside federal law enforcement to execute two search warrants at Medicaid-funded businesses that we are actively investigating. It’s the Attorney General’s job to fight Medicaid fraud and I’m extremely proud of the success of my Medicaid fraud unit, which the federal government has acknowledged is both effective and aggressive. We will keep holding fraudsters accountable without fear or favor to protect public dollars and protect Minnesotans who rely on Medicaid to see their doctors, fill their prescriptions, and stay in their homes,” Attorney General Ellison said.

Accomplishments of Attorney General Ellison’s MFCU

Since 2019, Minnesota’s MFCU has secured 358 convictions for Medicaid fraud and has won $90 million in judgments and recoveries. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has noted that Minnesota’s MFCU has secured more convictions than any state in the country with a similarly sized Medicaid budget. In May 2026, the Minnesota Legislature passed and Governor Walz signed the Medical Assistance Protection Act, which provides MFCU with new resources and stronger legal tools to continue holding Medicaid fraudsters accountable.

The U.S. Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General recently noted that Minnesota’s MFCU “is using its resources effectively to investigate cases of possible fraud in the administration of the Medicaid program, the provision of medical assistance, or the activities of providers of medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan, and to prosecute cases or cooperate with the prosecuting authorities” and that it is “extremely willing to work jointly and pursue aggressive prosecution of fraud.” 

Attorney General Ellison’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit spends 100% of its time working to uncover, investigate, and prosecute individuals or organizations that steal from Medicaid and that exploit, neglect, or abuse vulnerable victims. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $5,078,704 for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2026. The remaining 25%, totaling $1,692,898 for FY 2026, is funded by the State of Minnesota.