The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 15 people in what prosecutors described as a sweeping series of Medicaid fraud schemes that allegedly cost taxpayers more than $90 million in Minnesota. BREAKING NEWS "The fraud here in Minnesota iSG FOR FRAUD ENFORCEMENT shocking," Assistant Attorney GeA FBAND CRACKDOWNS Colin McDonald said Thursday, accusing fraudsters of treating taxpayer-funded programs like a "personal piggy bank." Federal officials said one housing assistance program for the homeless was ultimately shut down after alleged fraud drove costs from an estimated $2.5 million annually to more than $104 million by 2024. Beloud