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DOJ to announce "major law enforcement action involving fraud" in Minnesota on Thursday

Federal officials are expected to detail new fraud cases and enforcement steps as prosecutors estimate the Minnesota scandal could exceed $9 billion.

  • On Thursday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will hold a press conference in Minneapolis to announce "major law enforcement action involving fraud" in Minnesota.
  • President Donald Trump's "war on fraud," led by Vice President J.D. Vance, follows several federal fraud indictments unsealed yesterday in Minnesota involving healthcare, childcare, and housing programs.
  • Recent charges include wire fraud against Jillaine Mertens for false staffing claims across three childcare centers, and conspiracy charges against Mustafa Dayib and Abdulbasit Ibrahim for allegedly submitting false claims to Housing Stabilization Services.
  • Federal prosecutors estimate the fraud scandal could top $9 billion, a figure Governor Tim Walz has disputed while claiming his administration has "spent years cracking down on fraudsters."
  • Investigators told CBS News that childcare is only "vaguely" a priority, with resources instead focused on more than a dozen other social services programs including nutrition, housing, and behavioral health.
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KARE broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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