Minneapolis Review

A Sartell woman has admitted guilt in a wire fraud case, as revealed by U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Court documents state that Adelle Starin, aged 40, was involved in a fraudulent scheme through her Minnesota-based business, Baby’s on Broadway, which dealt in baby products and toys. The scheme involved submitting false reimbursement claims to TRICARE, the healthcare program of the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System. Although many claims were initially paid out by TRICARE, they eventually began rejecting them. In response, Starin expanded her fraudulent activities to secure additional revenue for her company.

Starin established Sunshine Medical LLC and misrepresented to two lenders—Liquid Capital Enterprises Corp. and Slope Tech Inc.—that she required financing to purchase inventory for Baby’s on Broadway from Sunshine Medical. However, Sunshine Medical had no actual business operations or revenue. To facilitate this deception, Starin created fictitious invoices from Sunshine Medical and sent them via wire communications across state lines. Her misrepresentations enabled her to obtain over $9 million in financing.

On December 19, 2024, Starin pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court before Judge Jeffrey Bryan to one count of wire fraud. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later date.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI along with the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Criminal Investigative Service and Defense Health Agency Office of Inspector General.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel W. Bobier is handling the prosecution for the United States.