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THE HALL OF FAME FOR FRAUDULENT FRONTS

Ranked by community suspicion and documented evidence. If it looks like a front, it probably is a front.

#1

Brava Restaurant & Café

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
$5.3 Million

Location

Rochester, MN

Rochester, MN

Evidence Source

DOJ Plea Agreements

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Claimed to serve 1.7 MILLION meals from a single restaurant
  • ⚠ Falsely claimed a contract with Rochester Public Schools
  • ⚠ Received over $4.3M in fraudulent funds
  • ⚠ Owners Sharmake & Ayan Jama pleaded guilty
Suspicion Index
2,150

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#2

Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)

Under Investigation
Documented Outflow:
$320 Million

Location

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Evidence Source

DOJ Civil Lawsuit (Sep 2025)

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Created "sham incentive programs" to burn surplus federal cash
  • ⚠ Internally admitted to giving providers "free money"
  • ⚠ Disguised consultant payments as medical incentives
  • ⚠ DOJ lawsuit alleges massive False Claims Act violations
Suspicion Index
1,950

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#3

Evergreen Grocery and Deli

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
$4.2 Million

Location

2813 11th Ave S

Minneapolis, MN

Evidence Source

DOJ Indictment / IRS Investigation

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Claimed 1.4 million meals from a small neighborhood deli
  • ⚠ Physically impossible volume for location size
  • ⚠ Operating as a "front" for Feeding Our Future funds
Suspicion Index
1,840

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#4

Healthcare Associates of Texas

Liable (Civil)
Documented Outflow:
$16.5 Million (Liable)

Location

Multiple Locations

North Texas, TX

Evidence Source

Federal Jury Verdict (Nov 2024)

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Found civilly liable for 21,844 fraudulent claims
  • ⚠ Stretched single wellness visits into 3 separate bills
  • ⚠ Ran unnecessary lab panels on patients
  • ⚠ Billed for services by unlicensed providers
Suspicion Index
1,720

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#5

Safari Restaurant / Event Center

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
$15 Million+

Location

3010 4th Ave S

Minneapolis, MN

Evidence Source

Federal Court Conviction

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Central hub for the FOF scheme leaders
  • ⚠ Used as a laundering point for multiple shell companies
  • ⚠ Owner Salim Said convicted
  • ⚠ Purchased $2.7M office building with fraud proceeds
Suspicion Index
1,680

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#6

Community Enhancement Services

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
$1.6 Million+

Location

JigJiga Business Center

Minneapolis, MN

Evidence Source

DOJ / FBI Investigation

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Established multiple fake sites and shell companies
  • ⚠ Falsified attendance rosters and invoices
  • ⚠ Located in the notorious "JigJiga" business hub
  • ⚠ Owner Liban Yasin Alishire charged
Suspicion Index
1,420

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#7

539 "Somali Language" Childcare Sites

Suspect
Documented Outflow:
Investigation Pending

Location

Various / Undisclosed

Multiple, WA

Evidence Source

Community Reports / SCPA Data

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Disproportionately high number (539) of listings
  • ⚠ Many lack public street addresses (only phone/PO Box)
  • ⚠ Community raising concerns about potential "ghost" centers similar to MN scheme
Suspicion Index
1,390

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#8

Hearts of Care HHC

Under Investigation
Documented Outflow:
$344,000

Location

West Chester, OH

West Chester, OH

Evidence Source

Ohio Attorney General Indictment

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Billed for services while clients were hospitalized
  • ⚠ Engaged in kickback schemes
  • ⚠ Owners Mustafa Issa & Ayshia Mustapha indicted
  • ⚠ Part of wider Ohio home health fraud sweep
Suspicion Index
1,360

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#9

Quality Learning Center

Suspect
Documented Outflow:
$1.9 Million

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN

Evidence Source

Nick Shirley Field Report

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Sign misspelled as "Learing Center"
  • ⚠ Blacked-out windows during business hours
  • ⚠ Zero children present during field investigation
  • ⚠ Staff refused entry to investigators
Suspicion Index
1,350

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#10

Crosspoint Medical Clinic

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
Multimillion

Location

Edinburg, TX

Edinburg, TX

Evidence Source

Federal Jury Conviction (March 2024)

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Paid bribes to adult daycare owners for patient info
  • ⚠ Forged patient signatures on consent forms
  • ⚠ Billed for unnecessary lab tests on elderly patients
  • ⚠ Dr. Osama Nahas convicted March 2024
Suspicion Index
1,280

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#11

Terri Cotton (Individual Provider)

Under Investigation
Documented Outflow:
$1.27 Million

Location

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH

Evidence Source

Ohio Attorney General Indictment

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Billed for up to 100 meals PER DAY for just 4 clients
  • ⚠ Total fraud exceeded $1.27 Million
  • ⚠ Physically impossible consumption rates
Suspicion Index
1,250

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#12

Lake Street Kitchen

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
70,000+ Meals

Location

JigJiga Business Center

Minneapolis, MN

Evidence Source

DOJ Indictment

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Another front located in JigJiga Business Center
  • ⚠ Claimed 70k meals in just 4 months
  • ⚠ CEO Khadar Jigre Adan charged
Suspicion Index
1,100

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#13

The Marcaulay Group

Under Investigation
Documented Outflow:
$10 Million+

Location

Washington D.C.

Washington D.C., DC

Evidence Source

DOJ Indictment (Aug 2024)

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Created by Omolere Omomowo to continue fraud after leaving Prestige Healthcare
  • ⚠ Partnered with other firms to bill for unneeded services
  • ⚠ Part of a massive $10M Medicaid scheme
Suspicion Index
1,050

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#14

Empire Cuisine and Market

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
$11 Million

Location

Shakopee, MN

Shakopee, MN

Evidence Source

Federal Jury Conviction

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Claimed to serve thousands of meals daily
  • ⚠ Owners Abdiaziz Farah & Mohamed Ismail convicted
  • ⚠ Money used to buy lakefront property and luxury cars
Suspicion Index
980

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#15

Mo and Mini Child Care

Suspect
Documented Outflow:
$3 Million

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN

Evidence Source

Nick Shirley Field Report

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Facility completely deserted during operating hours
  • ⚠ Blacked-out windows
  • ⚠ Receiving massive state checks with no foot traffic
Suspicion Index
850

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#16

"Afrique" Business Center

Convicted
Documented Outflow:
Asset Forfeiture Hub

Location

1701 American Blvd

Bloomington, MN

Evidence Source

DOJ Forfeiture Records

Suspicious Activity / Red Flags

  • ⚠ Purchased with wire transfers of fraud money
  • ⚠ Headquarters for SAKAN and shell companies
  • ⚠ Focal point of Mukhtar Shariff trial
Suspicion Index
720

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