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Investigative Journalist. Do you have info on government waste or corruption? [email protected] On Signal: 612-834-6086

Minneapolis, MN
Joined August 2009
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The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism at ASU
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It was an honor having @DavidArmstrongX, @motamman, @meganfanmunce, @susieneilson, @AJInvestigates, @DavidJLeffler, Susan White, @ArredondoSalina, Savanna Strott & Alexa York join us for the Barlett & Steele Awards ceremony! 🎉 Read highlights here: https://t.co/iKz0f2VcTK
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It never ends. Our latest @kare11 investigation finds a company billed Medicaid for mental health services for a client it never met. #ARMHS #MNFraud
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KARE 11 investigates a company whose Medicaid billing skyrocketed nearly seventyfold in one year - including for a “client” who received no services.
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Breaking: Big changes announced in how MN handles Medicaid payments. 14 Medicaid programs will now go through a third-party billing audit before payments are made. The move is designed to better catch fraud on the front end. @kare11
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21 days
Been a busy week covering the fallout of our @kare11 #RecoveryInc investigations. Multiple guilty pleas to Federal Wire Fraud charges.
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1160 likes, 119 comments. “KARE 11’s fraud investigation results in federal court guilty plea for CEO of addiction recovery operation.”
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A.J. Lagoe
21 days
Update with new details: more than $88,000 in cash was seized during the raid on a pair of brothers tied to the Housing Stabilization fraud investigation. Some of it found under a mattress and hidden in a suitcase beneath the stairs.
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Anwar Adow admits to fraudulently billing Housing Stabilization Services for Medicaid reimbursement.
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KARE 11 Investigates: First guilty plea in Minnesota Housing Services fraud probe. Anwar Adow admits to fraudulently billing Housing Stabilization Services for Medicaid reimbursement.
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Anwar Adow admits to fraudulently billing Housing Stabilization Services for Medicaid reimbursement.
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KARE 11 Investigates: Evergreen Recovery CEO & CFO plead guilty in federal fraud case. Shantel Magadanz and Heather Heim admit roles in a multi-million dollar Medicaid billing scheme uncovered by a KARE 11 investigation.
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Shantel Magadanz and Heather Heim admit roles in a multi-million dollar Medicaid billing scheme uncovered by a KARE 11 investigation.
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@LoebAwards
Gerald Loeb Awards
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.@UCLAAnderson presents the 2025 Loeb Award for the local category to
 TWO WINNERS!  “Steward Health Care Investigation” From: The Boston Globe and The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project AND “KARE 11 Investigates: Recovery Inc.” From: KARE 11-TV  #LoebAwards
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KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment. Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours
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Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.
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2 months
It's been more than 4 months & @MinnesotaDHS still won't give us data showing how much taxpayer $ is going to what's known as the #ARMHS program. Here's our 1st of what will be many reports exposing ARMHS fraud allegations.
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An ARMHS company is accused of billing taxpayer-funded Medicaid for services not provided, echoing patterns in other DHS programs.
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A.J. Lagoe
2 months
Sources tell me this is @MplsPDChief 's personal driver who doesn't know how to park, throws temper tantrums, and yells at members of the public when a polite question would suffice.
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A.J. Lagoe
2 months
Minneapolis police officer who apparently never learned to parallel park just came in hot yelling that I can’t park in media spot because he apparently wanted it. @MinneapolisPD
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@theDeepView
The Deep View
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🚹 BREAKING: MBZUAI just released PAN, a new world model that actually understands physics and cause-and-effect. Unlike video generation models that just render appearances, PAN maintains an internal representation of how the world works and can simulate agent interactions over
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A.J. Lagoe
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Minneapolis police officer who apparently never learned to parallel park just came in hot yelling that I can’t park in media spot because he apparently wanted it. @MinneapolisPD
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@andrewwagner
Andrew Wagner
2 months
"KARE 11 has repeatedly requested billing data from DHS to analyze ARMHS spending - the same type of data the reporting team used to expose widespread fraud [...] Despite state law requiring timely responses, DHS has not provided the records after more than four months."
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2 months
An ARMHS company is accused of billing taxpayer-funded Medicaid for services not provided, echoing patterns in other DHS programs. ⁊@kare11⁩
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An ARMHS company is accused of billing taxpayer-funded Medicaid for services not provided, echoing patterns in other DHS programs. ⁊@kare11⁩
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An ARMHS company is accused of billing taxpayer-funded Medicaid for services not provided, echoing patterns in other DHS programs.
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2 months
How one man leveraged Minnesota's tenant-friendly laws to live rent-free for years After six months and $15,000 down the drain, the latest landlord has reclaimed his property and wants to warn others.
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After six months and $15,000 down the drain, the latest landlord has reclaimed his property and wants to warn others.
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A.J. Lagoe
2 months
Feds to announce fraud charges within state Housing Stabilization Services program The announcement follows search warrants executed at eight locations tied to the Medicaid-funded program, and allegations exposed by KARE 11 Investigates.
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Charges in the wake of a KARE 11 investigation mark the latest development in the growing federal probe of Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program.
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A.J. Lagoe
2 months
Charges set to be announced this morning in the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) federal #fraud probe launched in wake of @kare11 investigation. Comes one day after state official firing announced:
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kare11.com
Walz issues executive order to combat fraud in state agencies as multiple programs remain under fire.
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