ST. PAUL, Minn. – New legislation aims to give the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office new tools to hold Medicaid fraudsters accountable, and increase penalties for those found guilty of stealing money meant for low-income Minnesotans’ healthcare.

State lawmakers are proposing an expansion of Minnesota’s Medicaid fraud control unit and tougher penalties for health- and elder-care providers who bilk taxpayer money. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said the expansion,

Minnesota lawmakers are proposing a bill to curb Medicaid fraud by increasing penalties and bolstering Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s Medicaid fraud unit with more investigators and additional authority to subpoena financial records.