MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | Blaine Man Charged in Alleged $94,000 Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Personal Care Assistant Services

BLAINE, MN (June 25, 2026) A Blaine man has been charged with multiple felony counts after Minnesota prosecutors alleged he fraudulently billed the state's Medicaid program for thousands of hours of personal care assistant services that investigators say could not have been performed.

Ahmed Mohammed Alsaid Agwa, of Blaine, is charged with four counts of theft by false representation and two counts of aiding and abetting theft by false representation, according to a criminal summons filed in district court.

The charges stem from a multi-year investigation into billing records associated with Pride N Living Home Care, Inc., a Minnesota personal care assistant provider. Investigators allege Agwa submitted false claims for Medicaid-funded Personal Care Assistance (PCA) services between August 2020 and January 2024, resulting in nearly $95,000 in improper payments from the publicly funded health care program.

According to the charging documents, investigators determined that Agwa repeatedly billed for PCA services during periods when he was outside the United States and therefore could not have been providing care to Medicaid recipients.

Prosecutors also allege that claims were submitted while one of the recipients was traveling outside the country and, in another instance, after one of the recipients had died.

The criminal summons states that investigators identified 676 overlapping or otherwise impossible billing claims, representing more than 4,900 hours of personal care services that could not have been provided as documented.

Authorities allege the fraudulent claims resulted in $94,696.61 in overpayments from Minnesota's Medicaid program. Court records further allege that Agwa personally received $59,712.96 of those funds.

As part of the investigation, authorities reviewed payroll records from Pride N Living Home Care along with bank records belonging to Agwa and his brother, Shawki Mohamed Hamed Elsaid, who is identified in court documents as a co-defendant in the broader investigation.

According to the summons, Agwa's payroll deposits from Pride N Living were directed into Elsaid's bank account. Prosecutors allege the financial records formed part of the evidence supporting the theft-by-false-representation charges. Court records indicate Elsaid faces separate criminal charges related to his alleged role in PCA billing fraud.

The investigation reflects continuing efforts by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to investigate fraud involving publicly funded health care programs. The unit works with state and federal agencies to investigate allegations involving Medicaid providers, personal care assistant services and other health care programs supported by taxpayer dollars.

Minnesota's Medical Assistance program, the state's Medicaid program, provides health care coverage for eligible low-income residents, seniors and people with disabilities. Personal Care Assistance services are intended to help qualifying recipients remain safely in their homes by assisting with activities of daily living and other medically necessary support.

Investigators routinely compare billing records with travel histories, payroll documents, banking records, death records and recipient information to identify potential fraud involving Medicaid-funded services.

The charges against Agwa are allegations only. Under the U.S. and Minnesota constitutions, every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Agwa is summoned to make his initial court appearance at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7.

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