Feds Say Minnesota $15M Fraud Scheme Funded Mansion & Girlfriends

Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Minnesota couple has been indicted on federal charges connected to a $15 million medical billing fraud scheme.

The US Attorney's Office for Minnesota alleges that 39-year-old Gabriel Adam Alexander Luther and 40-year-old Elizabeth Christine Brown "intentionally devised and carried out a scheme to overbill Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurers. According to court documents, the couple overbilled the government and private insurers for neurofeedback therapy provided through Golden Victory Medical LLC, which is a company founded by the couple in 2018.

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The indictment alleges millions of dollars in fraudulent proceeds were transferred between multiple bank accounts and ultimately ended up in the hands of Luther and Brown. Federal prosecutors say the money was used to purchase a mansion in Eden Prairie and pay for "their living expenses and the living expenses of other girlfriends of Luther's, who lived with Luther and Brown and assisted in the fraud scheme."

“Minnesota has a fraud problem,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. “This case is yet another example of defendants defrauding government programs out of millions. This type of widespread fraud is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”

Luther and Brown were arrested in Nevada and have each been charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

The investigation resulting in the charges was conducted by the FBI, Eden Prairie Police, the US Postal Inspection Service, the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, and the US Marshals Service.

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