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Federal prosecutors are probing alleged widespread fraud within Minnesota’s social programs, particularly scrutinizing the state’s Somali community. 

Investigators have warned the losses tied to the schemes could climb into the multi-billions, placing the state at the center of a growing national debate over oversight and accountability.

“We’ve never seen kids go in there until today. That parking lot is empty all the time, and I was under the impression that place is permanently closed.''

Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said the contrast between Somalia and Somaliland is especially relevant as details of the fraud cases emerge.

The bulk of the scams were tied to false claims submitted by individuals who established nonprofits and aid businesses, many of them within the state’s Somali community.

HUD officials are expected to require these agencies to verify all beneficiaries, remove ineligible recipients, and reimburse federal funds misallocated in the process.

“We’ve known here in Minnesota for quite some time that we’ve had a massive fraud problem. And it’s turning out that probably Minnesota is the epicenter of fraud in the ...

He argued that a lack of shared cultural expectations and civic engagement created gaps in oversight and reporting. 

“Despite concerns with the 8(a) program, Joe Biden opened the floodgates to fraud."

All of the contributions came from individuals later accused or convicted of participating in a sweeping scheme that siphoned off roughly $250 million in taxpayer funds meant to feed children ...

"I just think that a lot of the COVID programs that were set up — they were set up so quickly that a lot of the guardrails did not get ...

Members of Minnesota’s Somali community were responsible for significant portions of the fraud, and that federal counter-terrorism sources confirmed millions of dollars in stolen funds were ultimately transferred to Somalia.

In November, Judge Sarah West overturned the verdict, ruling that the prosecution’s case “relied heavily on circumstantial evidence."

She had previously been released on bail, but officials said she did not show up for the hearing and did not notify the court.

“To get larger loans for certain PPP applicants, Hockridge and her co-conspirators fabricated documents, including payroll records, tax documentation, and bank statements."

Dubbed the “cryptoqueen” by British media, Qian ran a pyramid scheme in China between 2014 and 2017, convincing thousands of people to invest in her bogus business.

“He clearly doesn’t like to pay and relies on his celebrity status to defraud his victims."

"It strikes me to my core that people are stealing from the program."

“The ordinary burdens of civil litigation do not impede the President’s official duties in a way that violates the U.S. Constitution.”

“… I’ll be back.”