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Minnesota officials saw signs of massive fraud even before COVID hit
5 Dec 2025 ~~ By Jonah Kaplan, Michael KaplanIn July 2019, Minnesota state officials spotted early signs of fraud that would eventually siphon away more than $1 billion in taxpayer money, but they quickly faced pressure from leaders of the charitable group Feeding Our Future to stop asking questions, according to multiple former employees at the Minnesota Department of Education.
The scandal, which has already led to 61 convictions, has widely been viewed as a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic. At one point, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland called it "the largest pandemic relief fraud scheme" in the United States.
Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick said those convicted "took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to carry out a massive fraud scheme that stole money meant to feed children."
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In recent weeks, renewed attention to the scandal has focused on the state's failure to identify and halt the theft before it spun out of control. Conservative politicians and bloggers have alleged the state's liberal establishment was cowed into inaction by intimidation from Feeding Our Future, which contracted within the state's large Somali community — because the food charity sought to paint early scrutiny of the nonprofit as racism.
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Prosecutors in all those cases have charged an additional eight people, most of whom are Somali, bringing the total number charged to 87, with 61 convictions. Sources at the U.S. attorneys office tell CBS News the investigations are ongoing in all of the fraud cases, including Feeding Our Future, with the total amount of stolen money reaching more than $1 billion.
Commentary:
Despite your lies and the lies of your DSA Marxist co-conspirators, even CBS is admitting that Walz is in trouble and the corruption goes a lot deeper.
Six years and DSA Marxists let it roll on?
Remember that the Somali schemes aimed at diverting federal tax dollars meant for the poor, food insecure or disabled, started after Gov. Tim Walz took office in 2019......
In its early stages, Somali members of the charitable group “Feeding Our Future” billed the state for some $3.4 million.
By 2021, however, that number ballooned.
”Feeding Our Future” had falsely claimed to have served 91 million meals, the Somali group received nearly $250 million in federal tax dollars funds, tax dollars did not go to feed kids, it was used to fund lavish Somali lifestyles and sent to Somali to further the war.
Just how many millions were pocketed by Ilhan Omar, her husband and family?
