Minnesota Immigrant Once Honored as an “Outstanding Refugee” Charged With Medicaid Fraud

"Outstanding Refugee" winner Salman Elmi was just arrested for $1 million in Medicaid fraud, 8 felonies, and a sex trafficking ring pic.twitter.com/t07e1p6uTr

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The Maine Wire

According to a court document, Elmi was recruiting homeless women/addicts, enrolling them in pay for sex schemes, and stealing their identities to bill Medicaid in their name.

"Outstanding Refugee" Salman Elmi has been arrested for Medicaid fraud.

Here he is talking about how America has given him the opportunity to chase the "American dream."

"Only in America," he says.

He celebrates the idea that this country imports people from all over the… pic.twitter.com/TwaJ973cTW

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…world like himself and provides them opportunities they otherwise could never imagine.

He then goes on to be charged with defrauding benefits programs and stealing from taxpayers.