US EditionMinnesota Lawmaker Probing Fraud Scheme Says "We Are Just at the Tip of the Iceberg"
Rep. Ilhan Omar discussed the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud, emphasizing its impact on Minnesota's Somali community and ongoing investigations into potential terrorism links.
- On Sunday, Rep. Ilhan Omar told 'Face the Nation' she was addressing the $250 million theft prosecutors called the largest pandemic-era fraud, emphasizing her community’s victimhood.
- Federal prosecutors opened the probe in 2022 after Feeding Our Future, nonprofit accused of fraud, claimed to feed children but allegedly siphoned nearly $300 million.
- A total of 87 people have been charged, with 61 convicted so far; Aimee Bock and Salim Said were convicted in March, and Omar's campaign returned donations from charged individuals.
- The House Oversight Committee announced last week it is investigating Minnesota fraud, while Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, accused Omar of gaslighting and Omar called for FBI accountability if funds reached terrorists.
- Amid multiple statewide fraud probes, officials note Minnesota faces over $1 billion in scandals including nearly $300 million tied to Feeding Our Future, with allegations that stolen funds reached Somalia raising security and stigma concerns.
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NYT Journalist Defends Somali Migrants Even As New Fraud Details Pour In - The American Tribune.com
More and more reports of fraud committed primarily by Somali migrants settled in the state continue to pour in from Tim Walz’s Minnesota, and the result from the leftist press has mainly been to insist that any reports of such fraud are racist. Such is what New York Times writer Mara Gay tried to do when she appeared on the MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) program “Morning Joe” on Monday, December 29. Kicking off the discussion by noting that even the ge…
Senate hopeful Angie Craig praises Tim Walz after fraud engulfed state on his watch
Share This Story(Daily Caller News Foundation) — A massive fraud scandal is rocking her state, but Democratic Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig has been conspicuously silent. Craig, a four-term lawmaker running in a contested Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 2026 Senate race, has largely avoided commenting on the multi-year welfare fraud schemes that occurred under Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s watch. When asked by the Daily Caller News Foundat…
Ilhan Omar's Republican Opponent Reveals Congresswoman's 'Deep Ties' to Somali Fraud Scandal
Republican John Nagel, who is seeking to unseat Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, says that she has “deep ties” to those who have been charged and, in many cases, […] The post Ilhan Omar's Republican Opponent Reveals Congresswoman's 'Deep Ties' to Somali Fraud Scandal appeared first on The Western Journal.
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