Radical Democrat judge Sarah West, appointed by former Democrat Governor Mark Dayton, has tossed out a jury’s unanimous guilty verdict, setting free Abdifatah Yusuf, a Somali immigrant convicted of masterminding a massive Medicaid fraud ring that siphoned off $7.2 million from taxpayers.
A jury had found Yusuf guilty in August on six counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle, following evidence that his home-healthcare company billed Medicaid for hundreds of thousands dollars in “phantom” care, padding bills for services never delivered.
Prosecutors documented that many of those funds were funneled into luxury cars, high-end clothing, and other extravagant personal purchases.
But Judge West, rather than upholding the jury’s verdict, claimed the case hinged on circumstantial evidence and offered “other reasonable inferences” for the billing irregularities, arguing prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Yusuf was personally responsible for the fraud. She issued a judgment of acquittal.
Jurors, prosecutors, and state lawmakers were stunned. One juror told reporters he believed the evidence demonstrated “obvious guilt.” The state’s Attorney General has already filed an appeal, warning the decision undermines public trust.
ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT…
Somali immigrant Abdifatah Yusuf who was convicted for stealing $7.2 MILLION in a Medicaid Fraud Scheme, has now been FREED because Minnesota Judge Sarah West Threw Out the Jury’s GUILTY VERDICT
Jurors on the case could not believe the Judge overturned… pic.twitter.com/MW66UGXN6v
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) November 25, 2025
KARE11 reported:
“It was not a difficult decision whatsoever. The deliberation took probably four hours at most. Based off of the state’s evidence that was presented, it was beyond a reasonable doubt,” jury foreperson Ben Walfoort told KARE 11 News.
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Jurors from the case can’t believe the decision.
“I am shocked. I’m shocked based off of all of the evidence that was presented to us and the obvious guilt that we saw based off of the said evidence,” Walfoort said.
Another juror told KARE 11: “We didn’t take our job lightly. We went through a lot of evidence and discussed a lot, took our time, but we all came to an agreement pretty easily.”
The Attorney General’s Office filed an appeal on Monday. Prosecutors are rarely able to appeal an acquittal, but they can in this case since the judgment overturns the will of the jury.
Yusuf’s attorney Ian Birrell provided KARE 11 with this statement: “Judge West’s ruling affirms what we have maintained from the beginning: our client Mr. Yusuf was wrongfully accused and did not commit fraud or racketeering. The Court’s decision to enter judgments of acquittal on all charges reflects the fundamental principle that justice requires both fairness and proof. We appreciate the Court’s careful attention to the evidence and the law.”
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