Department of Justice officials vowed to investigate the incident, with Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon emphasizing potential federal civil rights violations.
“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E. … I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT.”
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 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 ...
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 ...
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.