Minnesota fraud cases, explained: How hundreds of millions allegedly slipped through state programs
Here is what is known so far as Minnesota and the administration of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz continue to grapple with a burgeoning fraud scandal that has metastasized into a...
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Here is what is known so far as Minnesota and the administration of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz continue to grapple with a burgeoning fraud scandal that has metastasized into a series of different, costly alleged money laundering operations at times tied to the Somali community in the Twin Cities. With so many moving parts, the following will present a summary of what has transpired so far in terms of each branch of alleged scandal in Minnesota since the stories first made front-page news one month ago — as potentially upward of $1 billion being lost collectively, with some monies in one respect being remitted overseas and potentially into the hands of Islamic terrorists. For his part, Walz eventually took responsibility for his state’s safety net allegedly being bilked out of millions, saying in December , "This is on my watch, I am accountable for this and, more importantly I am the one that will fix it." Walz said his administration had been taking action to stop some suspected fraudulent payments over the summer, and that his office referred some for prosecution. INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST SAYS HE'S GOTTEN DEATH THREATS, TOLD HE'LL BE 'KIRKED' OVER MINNESOTA FRAUD VIRAL VIDEO However, Walz said that a figure of $9 billion in lost taxpayer monies due to fraud stated by a federal prosecutor was "sensationalized" and invented by the White House, according to the Minnesota Reformer. President Donald Trump also labeled Walz a slur for developmentally disabled people shortly before the fraud story blew up in earnest, leading to the governor firing back at critics driving by his home and shouting the slur at the edifice. FEEDING OUR FUTURE By mid-December the Justice Department announced at least 78 people had been charged in what became dubbed the "Feeding Our Future" scandal, so named for the Somali-linked nonprofit whose alleged bilking of St. Paul’s and Washington’s coffers brought the case to the fore. Nearly 40 people had by then pleaded guilty. Defendants charged in t…