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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer
Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

A spike in autism centers across Minnesota led to an FBI investigation into fraud and neglegence

The Minnesota Department of Human Services
The Minnesota Department of Human Services building on Lafayette Road in St. Paul.
Jiwon Choi | MPR News 2019

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A former supervisor at a Minneapolis autism therapy provider told the Minnesota Reformer she attempted to report negligence and fraud to state officials, and no one responded.

It’s one piece of the puzzle in a bigger investigation of autism centers across the state. Deena Winter, formerly of Minnesota Reformer reported about it in their most recent story and Minnesota Reformer editor in chief Patrick Coolican joined MPR News guest host Emily Bright to talk about it.

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