2 men sentenced for defrauding MaineCare of nearly $2M
Two men were sentenced on Friday for their roles in a multi-million-dollar MaineCare fraud conspiracy that included getting people from the Somali community to fake mental illnesses.
Abdirashid Ahmed, 41, of Lewiston was sentenced to two years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. In addition, Ahmed was ordered to pay more than $1.8 million in restitution to MaineCare.
Garat Osman, 35, of Auburn was sentenced to three years of probation, and ordered to pay $544,000 in restitution.
The pair ran the scheme from November 2015 until May 2018 by submitting claims to MaineCare for services that were not rendered as billed, and received around $200 for each claim, according to the 2018 indictment.
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