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Trafficking Ring and Medicaid Fraud Exposed | Minneapolis News
Four people face serious charges in Hennepin County for running a years-long sex trafficking ring tied to a $2.5 million Medicaid fraud scheme, with one defendant being a former assistant attorney who allegedly helped set up shell companies to hide profits. The investigation, launched in 2021, uncovered a network across Minneapolis suburbs that exploited 13 victims, forcing them to pay most of their earnings to the operation. Ringleaders Frank Reeves and Viktoriya Komonash allegedly recruited and managed sex transactions, while Katherine Thomes ran an “erotica” site where victims were…
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