Minnesota 'outstanding refugee' charged in Medicaid fraud case

A Minnesota man once honored by the state as an "outstanding refugee" has been charged in an alleged Medicaid fraud scheme involving more than $1 million in fraudulent billing. Salman Ahmed Elmi faces eight criminal counts - three counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle and five counts of aiding and abetting false representation. According to the charges, the alleged scheme involved billing…