Federal agents raided autism service providers in St. Louis Park and Edina, Minnesota, according to a Fox News report. The report said the raids took place as Medicaid fraud investigations "intensify across the state."
Fox News's headline describes the action as a raid on multiple Minnesota autism service providers, while its summary names only two cities, St. Louis Park and Edina. The report does not say how many providers were searched in either city, and it is unclear from the headline and summary whether additional locations were involved.
Fox News tied the operations to Medicaid fraud investigations, which the report described as growing across the state. The report's headline and summary describe federal agents as the ones who carried out the raids. The summary does not name the federal agencies involved or say how many agents took part.
Fox News's summary also does not say what was seized or removed from the premises, whether any person or company has been charged, or whether any statement has been issued by investigators, the providers, or state officials. The summary gives no account of any response from those parties.
The report describes the businesses as autism service providers but does not describe the services they offer or the populations they serve. It also does not explain how the investigations began or how long they have been under way.
The Fox News report carried no named author in the information provided. The account in this story rests on the headline and summary of that report alone, and the details have not been confirmed through other outlets or official records. Any further facts would need to come from the full Fox News article or from later reporting.
Sources: Fox News: Feds raid multiple Minnesota autism service providers amid Medicaid fraud investigations.