Attorney General Phil Weiser announces charges in Medicaid adult daycare kickback case

Attorney General Phil Weiser announces charges in Medicaid adult daycare kickback case

June 23, 2026 (DENVER) - The Colorado Attorney General's Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado today announced that Mohamed Elias Omer has been charged with paying illegal kickbacks to induce Medicaid beneficiaries to attend Nadina Adult Daycare Center LLC.

Medicaid is a federal health care program that is funded through taxpayer dollars that are distributed by the state through the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Medicaid provides adult daycare services to qualified Medicaid beneficiaries.

According to a grand jury indictment filed against Omer, he offered three $500 kickback payments in exchange for referrals of Medicaid beneficiaries for adult daycare, and $10,000 in other kickback payments described as "marketing expense[s]" or "office supply." In total, Omer faces 12 counts of offering and paying Illegal remunerations.

"Paying illegal kickbacks undermines the integrity of our healthcare system and Medicaid payments to providers. Those engaging in such conduct must be held accountable and we will continue to take such criminal violations seriously," said Attorney General Weiser.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI and is being prosecuted by U.S. Attorney's Office and the Medicaid Fraud, Abuse & Neglect Unit in the Colorado Department of Law.

The Colorado Medicaid Fraud Abuse and Neglect Unit receives 75% of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $4,026,641.50 for federal fiscal year 2026. The remaining 25%, totaling $1,342,213.83, is funded by the state of Colorado for the federal fiscal year.

A grand jury indictment is a formal accusation that an individual committed a crime under Colorado laws. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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