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Maine nonprofit with Somali ties reportedly sees state funding shut off after fraud claims

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A Maine health services company recently accused by a whistleblower of bilking taxpayers out of millions in Medicaid funds saw its spigot shut off this week as the state Department of Health moved to halt payments from MaineCare.Gateway Community Services is a Portland company run by a Somali-born man who ran for president – the U.S. equivalent of governor – of Jubaland, Somalia, for what would have been a four-year term beginning in 2024, according to his campaign website.Ali’s campaign manifesto includes a point saying he would create "robust security infrastructure" to counter Al-Shabab, wh...

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