8 people charged in Medicaid fraud scheme totaling $860K
Collectively, they re charged with 46 counts of felony theft.
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Eight people are accused of a long-running fraud scheme that cost Minnesota s Medicaid program more than $860,000, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Wednesday.
Eight people are charged in Hennepin County District Court with a collective 46 counts of felony theft, with the admitted ringleader of the scheme – Trenea Deshawn Davis, 46, of Brooklyn Center –charged with 11 felony theft charges for crimes dating back to at least 2014.
“Minnesotans who receive Medical Assistance have a right to expect that they’ll receive all the care, dignity, and respect they’re entitled to. Minnesotans trying to afford their lives have a right to expect that every one of their tax dollars will be put to use properly, Ellison said in a statement. People who commit Medicaid fraud violate both of those rights. My office is working aggressively
Governor Walz to announce sweeping education plan Monday
The governor will address Minnesota at 2 p.m. Monday.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will hold a press conference Monday afternoon in what a press release from his administration says will be to announce a sweeping education plan.
The press conference will be held at 2 p.m. to announce an education plan to address the immediate impact of the pandemic while building a world-class education system that prepares every student for success.
Joining Walz will be Department of Education Deputy Commissioner Heather Mueller, Education Minnesota President Denise Specht, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and Vikings legend Alan Page.
Derek Chauvin trial not impacted by 45-day hold on criminal trials
By FOX 9 Staff
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd will not be impacted by an extended hold on jury trials in Minnesota announced Friday.
Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea issued a statewide order effective February 1, 2021 that limits in-person activity in courthouses for an additional 45 days and keeps criminal jury trials on hold during that time.
A court spokesperson confirmed to FOX 9 that Chauvin’s trial has an exception to that order. The Chauvin trial is scheduled to begin with jury selection on March 8. The proceedings will be streamed live at fox9.com/live.
Judge denies motion to push back Derek Chauvin s trial
By FOX 9 Staff
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill denied the state’s motion to push back the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd’s murder, due to public health concerns. Chauvin’s trial remains scheduled for March 8.
Earlier this week, prosecutors filed a motion asking Cahill to reconsider his ruling severing the trials of Chauvin and the other three former officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane charged in Floyd’s murder. They argued all four cases should be rejoined and one trial should be held later this summer.