US EditionTrump's Attacks on Minnesota's Somali Community Cast a Spotlight on Fraud Cases
The Feeding Our Future nonprofit allegedly stole $300 million from a federally funded child-feeding program, with total related fraud losses potentially exceeding $1 billion, prosecutors say.
- Federal prosecutors in Minnesota charged 78 people in the Feeding Our Future investigation, alleging the nonprofit claimed to feed millions of meals to children while diverting federal funds.
- It involved a state-run, federally funded pandemic child-feeding program and first surfaced in 2022 when 47 people were charged in the Feeding Our Future case.
- Prosecutors say Feeding Our Future generated $300 million in losses, with 57 defendants convicted, two pleaded guilty, five fugitives, and one defendant dead.
- The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requested records from Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison Wednesday, as the 2026 gubernatorial race intensifies and President Donald Trump linked cases to immigration policy.
- Prosecutor Joe Thompson has warned total losses across related cases could exceed $1 billion, and officials say investigators have found no proof that fraud proceeds funded terrorism, with more than 90% of defendants of Somali descent, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota.
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House committee opens investigation into Minnesota welfare fraud
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2024. Photo: Gage Skidmore By Morgan Sweeney for The Center Square (The Center Square) – Congress has begun an investigation into a large-scale fraud scheme that led to hundreds of millions of dollars being stolen from Minnesota’s social welfare programs under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. The House Committee on Ove…
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Trump’s attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community cast a spotlight on fraud cases
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown against Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which many defendants have roots in the east African country.
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Trump's attacks on Minnesota's Somali community cast a spotlight on fraud cases
President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota’s Somali community to fraud cases involving government programs.
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