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Who is Muhammad Omar? Man charged in Medicaid fraud after escape try: FBI
Newsweek via MSN ^ | May 21, 2026 | Anna Skinner

Posted on 05/22/2026 7:36:20 AM PDT by libstripper

A Minnesota man accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme has been arrested after briefly evading federal agents, FBI Director Kash Patel said, becoming one of the most high-profile defendants in a sweeping Department of Justice (DOJ) fraud crackdown across the state.

Muhammad Abdulqadir Omar, 32, was arrested on Thursday after, authorities said, he initially fled law enforcement by jumping from a fourth-floor balcony as agents moved to detain him earlier in the day. The arrest was made amid a broader federal operation targeting what officials described as tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent activity tied to multiple public programs.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bushlegacy; fraud; healthcare; mn; omar

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Omar must be one terrific athlete, being able to jump from a "4th floor balcony" and keep running, instead of having such badly broken legs that he'd have just been lying there.
1 posted on 05/22/2026 7:36:20 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

That couldn’t be the BROTHER/HUSBAND?
Or just a simple coincidence?????
NAH!


2 posted on 05/22/2026 7:40:42 AM PDT by BatGuano (Donald J. Trump, thank you!.)
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To: libstripper

Hopping on one foot is no way to go through life.


3 posted on 05/22/2026 7:40:51 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: libstripper

Will even $1 be returned to the Taxpayers? Throw this criminal into hard labor for the rest of his worthless life.


4 posted on 05/22/2026 7:42:06 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: libstripper

He knew he did bad and was scurrying like a rat


5 posted on 05/22/2026 7:42:19 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: BatGuano
That couldn’t be the BROTHER/HUSBAND?

That would be too funny.

6 posted on 05/22/2026 7:43:21 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: BatGuano

I’m speculating on whether it is a case of no relation like the Smith family, or if it is a case of an inbred extended family relation.


7 posted on 05/22/2026 7:44:49 AM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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To: libstripper

People who are signing off on all the fraud scams need to be investigated too it’s getting to handy of a deal.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$


8 posted on 05/22/2026 7:45:46 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: Sirius Lee

The guy is too young to be brother/husband but he could be nephew/son.


9 posted on 05/22/2026 7:45:54 AM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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To: Sirius Lee

Aren’t all the Somali males named that?


10 posted on 05/22/2026 7:46:53 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Sirius Lee

I think it’s reading way too much into it to consider it might be the brother. Muhammad and its variants are a …. Let’s say… somewhat common naming selection among Moslems. Given how common it is I assume Omar is just one of the typical Somali clan names. The brother, I’ve read, is in South Africa


11 posted on 05/22/2026 7:47:18 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: libstripper

The used “on the run” rather colloquially. The video showed it was more like “on the hobble” or “on the crawl.”


12 posted on 05/22/2026 7:48:22 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: hal ogen

Given his running and jumping skills (OMG! four stories), better not let him out anywhere there’s not a roof over him.


13 posted on 05/22/2026 7:50:43 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: hal ogen

“Throw this criminal into hard labor for the rest of his worthless life.”

We are all SO TIRED of waiting for that.

At least that execrable Aimee Bock who led the “Feeding our Future” scam that stole $250 million in federal funds got sentenced to 41.5 years in prison yesterday. We’ll see if that stands up to appeal.

Now let’s see some of these disgusting Somali scam artists hit with tough sentences.


14 posted on 05/22/2026 7:51:53 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

At least that execrable Aimee Bock who led the “Feeding our Future” scam that stole $250 million in federal funds got sentenced to 41.5 years in prison yesterday.


She’s white, so she’s expendable.


15 posted on 05/22/2026 7:53:12 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Vaduz
"People who are signing off on all the fraud scams need to be investigated"

Exactly right. People like Walz, Ilhan Omar and so many other capos are in on the scam. We keep waiting and waiting and waiting for some accountability.

16 posted on 05/22/2026 7:53:53 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: dfwgator

Yep. Let’s see some of the vile Somalis get the same treatment. Crickets.


17 posted on 05/22/2026 7:54:41 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: webheart

A local law firm is Smith, Jones & Brown.


18 posted on 05/22/2026 8:00:51 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Reily

Aren’t all the Somali males named that?

Ya, no imagination just clones


19 posted on 05/22/2026 8:03:20 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: libstripper

“and keep running,”

He didn’t run. He hobbled.


20 posted on 05/22/2026 8:03:41 AM PDT by TexasGator
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