The investigation began after prosecutors in the Feeding our Future meal fraud case found connections between fraudulent meal sites and autism centers.

Federal law enforcement suspects many autism centers are billing the state for services not actually provided to young Minnesotans with autism spectrum disorder.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) – The FBI served a search warrant Thursday at Smart Therapy Center, an autism treatment provider, as part of a wide-ranging Medicaid fraud investigation first reported by the Reformer in June. The FBI presence at Smart Therapy was first reported by Deena Winter on the social media platform X.

FBI agents are searching at least two Minnesota autism centers Thursday as part of an investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger says there were indications about this fraud case during Feeding Our Future investigation.