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KARE 11 Investigates: Fraud suspect’s money traces to luxury Nairobi real estate

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By A.J. Lagoe Verified
| KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) Verified
MINNEAPOLIS — Muhammad Omar, 32, of Roseville quietly began moving money overseas in early 2025. On Feb 5, more than three million Kenyan shillings—the equivalent of $26,356 USD—were wired to a real estate company in Nairobi, Kenya. The wire transfer earmarked the funds for “Blossom Ivy Residence A802.” Online listings show the Blossom Ivy as a new-build luxury high-rise development in Nairobi’s upscale Kileleshwa neighborhood.
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‘Extreme flight risk’: Man who jumped from 4th-story balcony faces judge in fraud case

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By A.J. Lagoe Verified
| KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) Verified
MINNEAPOLIS — A fraud defendant accused in a $3.6 million Medicaid housing fraud scheme, who attempted to flee from federal agents, is now being held pending trial after a federal judge deemed him an extreme flight risk. Muhammad Omar was wheeled into federal court Wednesday in a bright yellow jumpsuit, his broken leg in a white cast—an injury prosecutors say happened when he jumped from a fourth-story balcony while fleeing his arrest.
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On the clock, out cold. Clients say caregivers slept on the job while company billed taxpayers

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By A.J. Lagoe Verified
| KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN) Verified
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A KARE 11 investigation has uncovered new allegations that workers paid to care for vulnerable Minnesotans were sleeping on the job while billing taxpayers for services clients say they never received. The findings are the latest in a series of KARE 11 Investigates reports that documented allegations of falsified records, missed care, and vulnerable adults left in unsafe conditions while relying on Minnesota’s Integrated Community Supports, or ICS, program.
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