Minnesota Fraud Suspect Jumps From Fourth-Story Balcony To Escape Feds

A man in Minnesota suspected of fraud jumped from a fourth-floor balcony window in an effort to evade authorities, according to news coverage.

FBI Co-Deputy Director Christopher Raia said during a Thursday press conference that authorities are now searching for a suspect connected to the investigation who remains at large after jumping from a window on the fourth floor of a building, ABC News 4 reported. Raia also showed video footage showing the suspect limping away from the scene.

U.S. officials announced Thursday that 15 people in Minnesota have been charged over their involvement in fraud schemes that allegedly targeted seven separate state-managed Medicaid programs and over $90 million in taxpayer dollars, The New York Post reported. Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald identified the suspect as Muhammad Omar, and said he had been charged in one of the fraud cases, according to ABC News 4.

McDonald also said he “would encourage the public to help turn this man in to face justice for the fraud that he has perpetrated — and now to face the additional charges for seeking to flee from law enforcement and seeking to obstruct justice by virtue of his conduct today,” the outlet reported.