Muhammad Omar tried to escape an FBI raid in spectacular fashion — by jumping from a fourth-floor balcony.
Video that quickly spread online appeared to show Omar plunging from the building before hobbling away from the scene as agents closed in. Authorities later confirmed he was captured hours afterward.
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Omar is one of 15 defendants accused in a sprawling $90 million fraud investigation tied to taxpayer-funded healthcare and Medicaid programs in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors allege the schemes involved fraudulent billing for services that were never actually provided. (RELATED: Fraud Mastermind Learns Her Fate After Stealing Over $200 Million)
As the New York Post reports:
He was seen wearing a white shirt and bright blue shorts, with the suspect tripping and falling before walking into an unknown building.
Colin McDonald, the Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, called on the public to help find Omar.
“I would encourage the public to help turn this man in to face justice for the fraud that he has perpetrated, and now, to face the additional charges for seeking to flee from law enforcement and seeking to obstruct justice by virtue of his conduct today,” he said.
Omar had been charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and four counts of health care fraud.
McDonald said the operation involved what authorities described as both the largest financial loss ever alleged in a Medicaid fraud case and the biggest autism-related fraud scheme on record.
He also pointed to one case in which a patient who was supposed to receive around-the-clock care instead allegedly received no actual services from a fraudulent provider. According to McDonald, the patient was later found dead.
Omar allegedly used proceeds from the operation for luxury spending and overseas investments.
The dramatic escape attempt instantly became one of the most widely shared moments from what federal officials are calling one of the largest Medicaid fraud crackdowns in the country.
McDonald warned that the overall fraud impacting the Land of 10,000 Lakes may eventually surpass a staggering $9 billion.
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And the democrats want to being more of them here.
That’s smart! As smart as a rock!
This scumbag should have swan-dived!