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Sergeant Walz A.F. Branco Cartoon – Investigators say they have found “substantial evidence that many of these companies have been submitting fraudulent claims for EIDBI services that were not actually provided or that were not covered by the EIDBI program.” FBI searches Minnesota autism service providers in connection with fraud investigation by Luke Sprinkel – AlphaNews.org – Dec 12, 2024 Federal agents searched two autism service providers on Thursday morning. One of the provider, Smart Therapy Center, is located in Minneapolis and reportedly has connections with Feeding Our Future, a now-defunct nonprofit at the center of another federal fraud investigation. According to a search warrant obtained by Alpha News, the federal government has reason to believe that Smart Therapy Center has committed wire fraud, healthcare fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire and healthcare fraud. Star Autism Center in St. Cloud was also searched by federal agents today in connection with the alleged fraud.