Portland Office Becomes a Hub for Medicaid “Home Health” and Somali Money Transfers

An investigation into an unassuming office building on Portland’s Anderson Street has revealed an interlinked network of lucrative Medicaid agencies co-located with Dahabshiil, an Emirati money transfer business favored by the Central Bank of Somalia.

MaineCare spending records obtained under the Freedom of Access Act show that the five MaineCare agencies located within the office building at 203 Anderson St. have increased their combined annual billing from $901,126.85 in 2019 to $4,057,917.75 in 2024.

The building houses a branch of Dahabshiil, the largest money transfer business in Africa, founded in Somalia and now based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It allows for the easy transfer of funds back into African nations, including Somalia.

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According to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) records obtained by the Maine Wire, the address houses five home-care businesses: Holding Hands Home Health Care—also known as Holding Care—Maine Connect Care, ACME Care, Engility Enterprises, and Morning Light Care, which have collectively received a total of $13,774,554 in taxpayer-funded Medicaid benefits from 2019 to 2024.

It is impossible to determine how much of that money was transferred outside the country via the on-site Dahabshiil.

Two of the businesses faced MaineCare audits, and some appear interlinked, with two individuals, Abdikadir Noor and Fatuma Noor—who previously served on the Portland Public Schools Board—appearing in records for more than one MaineCare agency.

MaineCare audit records reveal that Abdikadir Noor was working in a managerial capacity at Engility, as auditor communications were addressed to him, though business records do not show his involvement.

Business records from OpenCorporates show that Abdikadir Noor is also a partner at Holding Care, and that information is corroborated by his LinkedIn page and by an inspection record from the DHHS Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services, where he is listed as Holding Care’s executive director.

Abdikadir also serves as the registered agent for the Dahabshiil branch at 203 Anderson Street, according to business records. That information is also corroborated by his LinkedIn page.

Fatuma Noor serves as the executive director for ACME Care, according to DHHS records, but HoldingCare’s inspection records show that she was serving as their Human Resources person simultaneously and held both positions as recently as October 2025.

Holding Care

The home healthcare organization drew in $5,620,744 in Medicaid funding from 2019 to 2024, even while MaineCare auditors actively investigated the company for overbilling Medicaid by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Records obtained by The Maine Wire show that the audit began in November 2021, when MaineCare’s Program Integrity Unit sent Abdikadir Noor a notice of violation, ordering him to repay $357,583 in overbilled MaineCare benefits.

The notice of violation identified a variety of failures, including the failure to provide required documentation, billing for non-covered services, and billing for more than the authorized number of hours.

Holding Care hired the Portland-based Hanly Law firm to appeal the notice of violation and provided additional documentation.

In response to the additional information, MaineCare revised its recoupment down to $121,131.26 in over-billed services.

Holding Care appealed the revised amount, and the process appears to be ongoing, with the most recent records obtained by the Maine Wire showing that an appeal hearing was scheduled for September 3.

It is not clear what the result of that hearing was or whether MaineCare ever recouped any of the overbilled funds.

The business continued drawing millions in taxpayer funding even as MaineCare attempted to recoup its money.

According to business records, Holding Care remains operational and in good standing, with Abdikadir Noor and Hamza Haadoow as partners.

According to Haadoow’s LinkedIn page, he served as CEO of Holding Care from 2012 to 2019 and currently manages the Somalia-based Hogaan Group of Companies.

They maintain an active Personal Care Services license.

Their most recent on-site inspection, dated September 2024, found a variety of failures in record-keeping and a failure to properly supervise care providers. Abdikadir and Fatuma Noor submitted a plan of corrections, which the DHHS accepted, though it is not clear if any of the changes were actually implemented.

Holding Care also received two fully refunded PPP loans, for $86,800 in 2020 and $90,000 in 2021. In 2021, they claimed to employ 34 people.

Engility Enterprises

Engility drew in $2,290,699 in Medicaid funds and became subject to an audit and recoupment request after overbilling MaineCare.

The DHHS ordered Engility to repay $40,826.73 following multiple offenses including instances where services were documented as being provided before the hiring date of the provider or where non-employees provided services.

The initial recoupment amount listed in an October 2022 notice of violation was much higher at $403,789.91. However, with help from Hanly Law, Engility produced more records, and that number was drastically reduced.

It is not clear from the records whether Engility actually repaid the funds it owed.

Business records from OpenCorporates show that the business was administratively dissolved in November 2024.

Despite Abdikadir Noor appearing in the audit records, he does not appear in Engility’s business records.

Bizapedia lists Farhiyo S. Sheikh as Engility’s registered agent. He does not appear to serve as the agent for any other businesses.

Despite the business receiving millions in Medicaid funding, a search for Engility or likely variations of the name on the DHHS licensing website yields no results.

In addition to Medicaid funds, Engility also received a $95,899 COVID-19 era PPP loan, which was fully forgiven.

ACME Care

ACME Care, run by Fatuma Noor, appears to be one of the smaller operations on Anderson Street, drawing just $45,962 in total Medicaid funds.

On business records from OpenCorporates, ACME’s address is listed as 111 Eben Hill Drive, Portland, while DHHS licensing information lists its address as 203 Anderson Street.

ACME appears to be currently operational and maintains an active personal care services license.

While they have not been subject to an audit or recoupment request, their most recent on-site inspection in October 2025 was found to be deficient due to a variety of failures, including insufficient staff qualifications.

ACME submitted a plan of corrections, and it was accepted by the DHHS.

Morning Light Care & Maine Connect Care

Both Morning Light Care and Maine Connect Care maintain active personal care services licenses, and neither has been subject to an audit nor marked as deficient during an inspection.

Morning Light has received $926,426 in Medicaid funds, and Maine Connect received a substantial $4,890,723.

Like with ACME Care, OpenCorporates records place Morning Light at a different address—27 Arrowwood Drive in Biddeford—while licensing data places it at 203 Anderson Street.

Mohammed Al Mshakeel serves as Morning Light’s registered agent. His LinkedIn page lists him as a Portland-based interpreter with Language Access Providers.

Maine Connect Care’s registered agent is Ahdaf Shamkhi, according to OpenCorporates records.

The situation surrounding 203 Anderson Street is suspiciously similar to that of another office building at 75 Bishop Street, Portland.

That address serves as the base of operations for a surprisingly high number of home care providers, including 5 Stars Home Health Care, which overbilled MaineCare by $390,672.79.

5 Star was ordered to repay the money, but records do not show whether they ever refunded the cash.