Federal law enforcement suspects many autism centers are billing the state for services not actually provided to young Minnesotans with autism spectrum disorder.

A federal search warrant accuses two Minnesota autism treatment centers of submitting fraudulent claims for services that were never provided. The FBI and state investigators raided the Smart Therapy Center's business office in Minneapolis and the Star Autism Center's office in St.

The FBI served search warrants Thursday at two autism treatment providers, as part of a wide-ranging Medicaid fraud investigation first reported by the Reformer in June. The search warrants were served at Smart Therapy Center in Minneapolis and Star ...