MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Asha Farhan Hassan, 28, faces federal charges for wire fraud due to her involvement in a $14 million autism fraud scheme. She is also accused of participating in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, receiving $465,000. “Today’s charges mark the first in the ongoing investigation into fraud in the EIDBI Autism Program,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “To be clear, this is not an isolated scheme. From Feeding Our Future to Housing Stabilization Services and now Autism Services, these massive fraud schemes form a web that has stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer money. Each case we bring exposes another strand of this network. The challenge is immense, but our work continues.” Hassan allegedly orchestrated a plan to defraud the Early In

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