Hennepin County Shuts Down $2M Anti-ICE Relief Fund Amid Widespread Fraud Concerns
- Hennepin County ended its $2 million Small Business Recovery Fund after receiving roughly 300 applications connected to Operation Metro Surge.
- The county distributed about $500,000 to 82 applicants, while more than 200 applications were flagged for possible fraud.
- Officials found false information, nonexistent businesses, and applications containing similar or potentially AI-generated language.
- Commissioner Jeff Lunde said the county stopped processing applications after reviews identified declining results, and officials said the county did not lose money to fraud.
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Minnesota County Quietly Ends Anti-ICE Fund Due to Rampant Fraud
A Minnesota county has quietly canceled a fund meant to help businesses that have been impacted by the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the fund became inundated by fraudulent claims.
Minnesota Shuts Down $2 Million Anti-Ice Relief Fund After More Than 200 Applications Flagged for Potential Fraud
Hennepin County ended a $2 million grant program created for businesses affected by federal immigration enforcement after more than 200 applications were flagged for possible ... The post Minnesota Shuts Down $2 Million Anti-Ice Relief Fund After More Than 200 Applications Flagged for Potential Fraud first appeared on [your]NEWS.
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: Minnesota’s $2 Million “Anti-ICE Relief Fund” Shut Down After More Than 200 Applications Get Flagged as Fraud * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft
Hennepin County, home of Minneapolis and the epicenter of America’s most infamous welfare-theft machine, just had to shut down a taxpayer slush fund created to “help” businesses allegedly hurt by Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Minnesota “Anti-ICE Relief Fund” SHUT DOWN Due to Widespread Fraud
An “anti-ICE relief fund” set up in Hennepin County, Minnesota has been forced to shut down after the majority of applications were flagged for potential fraud. In May, $2 million of taxpayer funds were approved for this new program, which was created to help small businesses negatively impacted by immigration operations in the area. However,...
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