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Fifty deaths, few consequences: Inside Minnesota’s group home industry

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By Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu Verified, Christopher Peak
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Ryan Riggs died alone by a chain link fence in the backyard of the group home that was paid to take care of him. Disabled by a traumatic brain injury after crashing his motorcycle in 2024, the 44-year-old needed more help than his family could handle. His wife, Julie, moved him to a site run by Fortunate Homes in Brooklyn Center, believing it was the best place for him. About six months later, Ryan Riggs went missing from Fortunate Homes.
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Deaths, neglect, calls for help: Group home boom overwhelms a Twin Cities suburb

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By Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu Verified, Christopher Peak
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Officer Jessica Heinzen heard the call come in from Brooklyn Park dispatch about a man “likely on drugs” threatening his roommates. She recognized the man’s name and the address of the group home where he lived, and she was not surprised. Arriving at the house, a group home worker told her the man had walked off after acting erratically for days. His case manager recently quit and he was skipping his antipsychotics for street drugs, the worker explained.
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Feeding Our Future defendant connected to taxpayer-funded group homes in Twin Cities

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By Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu Verified, Christopher Peak
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A company federal prosecutors claim was used to launder money for the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme owns properties throughout the Twin Cities where taxpayer-funded group homes operate. GAK Properties LLC owns at least five houses that function as group homes for Minnesotans with disabilities. Federal prosecutors allege that Gandi Abdi Kediye used the same company to launder nearly $1 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds during the pandemic.
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