Minn. Appeals Court Restores $7.2 Million Fraud Conviction
28th October 2026
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ordered six guilty verdicts reinstated in a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case, overturning a judge’s controversial decision to acquit a healthcare company owner after a jury found him guilty.
On Monday, the three-judge panel rejected Hennepin County District Judge Sarah West’s ruling that Abdifatah Abdulkadir Yusuf may have been unaware of fraudulent activity at his company, Promise Health Service LLC, the New York Post reported.
Yusuf was convicted in August 2025 after prosecutors showed that his company submitted more than 40,000 fraudulent Medicaid claims between 2019 and 2022, including bills for healthcare services never provided.