Federal and state investigators executed search warrants Oct. 29 at two autism services providers, Iska in St. Louis Park, Minn., and Bright Horizon Therapy Center in Edina, Minn., as part of a Medicaid fraud probe, CBS News Minnesota reported.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the FBI confirmed the searches. Mr. Ellison said members of his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit joined agents from the Minnesota Department of Health and the HHS Office of Inspector General at both sites.
Both providers deliver Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention services. Iska also held licenses for in-home support and integrated community support services, according to state data. Investigators have not disclosed what they were seeking.
Records obtained by CBS News Minnesota show Bright Horizon’s billing to the state rose from less than $200,000 in 2020 to more than $7.5 million in 2025.
A Minnesota Department of Human Services spokesperson said the agency is tracking the activity and, when it finds evidence of fraud, cuts off payments and refers suspected criminals to law enforcement.
The searches mark the latest escalation in Minnesota’s multiyear crackdown on Medicaid fraud. Minnesota flagged 13 services, including autism services, as high risk for fraud in 2025, and federal agents raided five other Twin Cities autism centers in April.
Becker’s has reached out to Iska and Bright Horizon for comment and will update this story if new information becomes available.
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