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Minnesota Judge Overturns $7.2M Medicaid Fraud Verdict, Sparking Political Firestorm

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Jan 06, 2026
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A Minnesota judge’s decision to throw out a jury’s $7.2 million Medicaid fraud conviction has ignited intense backlash and raised fresh questions about courtroom standards and prosecuting public-funds crimes.

Hennepin County Judge Sarah West on Nov. 20 granted a judgment of acquittal for Abdifatah Abdulkadir Yusuf, overturning an August 2025 guilty verdi…

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