NEW: Alleged Minnesota Fraudster Skips Court, Goes On The Run

Abdirashid Ismail Said, a 50-year-old Minnesota resident of Somali dissent, is now a fugitive after failing to appear for a pretrial hearing in Hennepin County District Court on Tuesday, April 8. Said is a suspect in a multi-million-dollar public welfare fraud scandal in the state. A judge has ordered the forfeiture of his $150,000 unconditional bond, and a nationwide arrest warrant has been issued. Authorities, including the Minnesota Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, are working with federal law enforcement to locate him as of this report. Authorities are currently investigating the possibility that after booking a flight undetected, despite prosecutors’ earlier warnings about the risks of his release, according to a report from local outlet KMSP. Said stands accused of bei