明尼苏达医疗补助住房服务欺诈案：两人认罪
【明尼阿波利斯讯】10月1日，两名被告在明尼苏达州联邦法院就医疗补助（Medicaid）住房服务欺诈指控认罪。据 FOX9 与司法部消息，两人承认通过虚构住房稳定服务骗取联邦医疗补助资金。
检方称，被告经营的服务机构为并不符合条件或并未实际接受服务的 Medicaid 受益人开具账单，涉案金额巨大。这是明州近年来一系列 Medicaid 欺诈案中的最新一起。
两名被告的量刑听证将择期举行，可能面临数年监禁。检方表示，调查仍在继续，不排除更多起诉。
明尼苏达州总检察长办公室提醒，Medicaid 欺诈最终由纳税人买单，鼓励知情者举报。
（来源：FOX9、美国司法部）
Two Plead Guilty in Minnesota Medicaid Housing-Services Fraud
[MINNEAPOLIS] Two defendants pleaded guilty in Minnesota federal court on October 1 to Medicaid housing-services fraud charges, FOX9 and the Justice Department reported. The pair admitted billing federal Medicaid funds for fictitious housing-stabilization services.
Prosecutors said the defendants' service agency billed for Medicaid beneficiaries who did not qualify or never received services, involving substantial sums. It is the latest in a string of Medicaid fraud cases in Minnesota in recent years.
Sentencing hearings for the two will be scheduled later; they face potential multi-year prison terms. Prosecutors said the investigation continues and further charges are possible.
The Minnesota attorney general's office reminded the public that Medicaid fraud is ultimately paid for by taxpayers and encouraged tipsters to report.
(Source: FOX9; U.S. Department of Justice)
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