Posted on 04/10/2026 11:12:51 PM PDT by Jonty30
MINNEAPOLIS — Abdirashid Said is the original Personal Care Assistant company fraudster who stole taxpayer money while claiming to operate out of a mailbox at an office on Central Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis.
After he was convicted in 2021 and ordered to have nothing to do with companies that receive Medicaid money, other PCA companies took his place at the Central Avenue office.
And Said started receiving checks from them.
"Were those checks for employment for you, Mr. Said?" former state prosecutor Steve Forrest asked at a probation violation hearing.
"No, they were for loans," Said said.
Said claimed the checks were loans -- including to pay back his restitution in his first fraud case.
Investigators didn't buy it. And they charged Said -- along with the owners of the other PCA companies -- of racketeering, a conspiracy to steal $11 million of taxpayer money, and uncovering text messages between them that say things like "I'm gonna overbill the hours."
Prosecutors also charged Said with perjury, and his trial Monday was set to be the crowning moment in the state's long investigation.
But according to multiple sources, he has instead successfully fled the country.
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Why, he’s just as Minnesota as Mary Tyler Moore.
Said is charged with 10 felonies in the PCA case, including perjury, accused of taking $1.9 million tax dollars out of the program. At Said's Minneapolis address he donated $1,000 to Ilhan Omar’s first campaign for the state House of Representatives. He gave the maximum amount, $1,000, to her campaign on 11/18/2015.
Crap. I was hoping it was Walz.
He should’ve been remanded into custody at the probation violation hearing.
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The United States does not have a formal extradition treaty with Somalia. While there is no official treaty, this does not grant automatic immunity, as case-by-case cooperation or deportation can sometimes occur, though it is not a routine process.
According to the U.S. Department of State, there is no bilateral extradition treaty in place between the two nations. Somalia is frequently listed among countries that do not have formal extradition agreements. The U.S. also does not have extradition treaties with unrecognized states, including Somaliland.
In the absence of a treaty, the U.S. may rely on alternative methods, such as deportation or temporary, case-by-case cooperation, though such actions are not guaranteed.
For a full list of countries with active extradition treaties, you can refer to Wikipedia’s List of United States extradition treaties. Information on countries that do not have extradition treaties with the US can be found at Get Golden Visa and ExtraditionLawyers.net.
Was his thievery ever paid back"
Was the following monies sent off to his bank in the Cayman Islands?
We're missing a lot of the meaningful w=elements of the story, here in this article.
How much of it did BLM get to sock away?
DID HE FLEE TO KENYA OR SOMALIA?
So they did not put in jail, take his passport?
We will not have anyone punished for these crimes.
2016, 2020, 2022, 2024, RUSSIAGATE, nothing.
Some of the money stolen no doubt found it’s way back to politicians here in the US of this I am sure.
“Get me out or I will rat you out”
Abdirashid Ismail Said, charged in an $11 million Minnesota Medicaid fraud scheme, is believed to have fled to Kenya. He missed his court appearance in early April 2026, just before his trial, and it was noted that he has a wife and child in Nairobi, Kenya, having previously paid a $150,000 unconditional bond.
Background: Kenyan Said was considered a principal actor in a major Personal Care Assistant (PCA) fraud scheme.Flight Mechanism: He was able to keep his passport and flee after opting for an unconditional bond of $150,000, as shown in a KARE 11 video and discussed in a KARE 11 article.
Authorities are now working to locate and extradite Abdirashid Said, who is believed to have fled to Kenya.
Kenya has an active extradition treaty with the United States, based on a 1931 agreement between the US and the United Kingdom that was adopted by Kenya upon independence.
This treaty allows for the reciprocal surrender of individuals accused or convicted of serious crimes such as fraud, murder, and terrorism.
Confiscate his ill gotten wealth?
If they are on DOGE radar, their assets should be frozen.
Disgusting
TSA is useless. Surely his name was flagged - and they let him get away.
He is the perfect example of a flight risk...and they didn’t pull his passport?
The United States does not have a formal extradition treaty with Somalia.
He’ll prolly crank up the scam from Somalia using a PO Box, and get away with it.
Why not pre-trial detention?
The guy is essentially a foreign national.
Flight risk doesn’t get much greater.
The DOJ should have a hit squad to handle situations like this.
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