{"id":8613,"date":"2026-05-21T12:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdepradio.com\/?p=8613"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:23:36","slug":"doj-charges-15-defendants-accused-of-collectively-defrauding-90-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wdepradio.com\/?p=8613","title":{"rendered":"DOJ charges 15 defendants accused of collectively defrauding $90 million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Top federal officials on Thursday announced prosecutions against 15 defendants accused of defrauding government services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, the head of the Department of Justice\u2019s Fraud Enforcement Division, said the charges brought this week targeted schemes that reaped $90 million in taxpayer funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDonald said alleged fraudsters exploited programs meant to help vulnerable populations \u2014 including the now-defunct Housing Stabilization Services program, which was designed to connect homeless Minnesotans with housing, and the Early Intensive Behavioral Development Intervention (EIDBI) program for children with autism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement coincided with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/kstp-news\/top-news\/feeding-our-future-fraud-ringleader-to-be-sentenced-in-federal-child-nutrition-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the sentencing of Aimee Bock<\/a>, the ringleader in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, federal prosecutors filed charges against at least 10 defendants accused of fraud across programs covering childcare, autism centers, housing support and in-home healthcare. 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