Treasury investigating tax fraud allegations in Minnesota, Bessent says
- The Trump administration is investigating allegations that Minnesota tax money was diverted to al Shabaab, a foreign terrorist organization, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statement on social media.
- Bessent criticized the Biden administration and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for mismanagement regarding these allegations.
- Minnesota has faced large-scale fraud in public assistance programs, with several defendants being part of the Somali community.
- Governor Tim Walz welcomed the investigation into public assistance fraud, addressing the state's significant fraud allegations.
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Who’s to blame for Minnesota’s fraud scandal?
President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm after he responded to the $1 billion fraud scandal in Minnesota, linked to Somali immigrants in a community represented in Congress by Somali immigrant Ilhan Omar, by calling Somali immigrants “garbage.” The Somali community and Omar herself were quick to rebuke Trump over his comment, particularly as it hearkens back to his first-term scandal where, behind closed doors, Trump called Haiti and…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent GOES OFF On Somali Migrants: "You Gotta Learn Not to DEFRAUD the American People!"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not hold back during a Sunday appearance on CBS' 'Face the Nation.' He absolutely schooled host Margaret Brennan on the Somalian fraud scheme in Minnesota -- which, by the way, is currently being investigated for links to terrorism. Bessent spoke very bluntly, "When you come ...
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Secretary Bessent: Somalis Need to Learn 'Not to Defraud' US
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the administration's expanding investigation into a massive Minnesota welfare fraud scheme, allegedly carried out mainly by Somalis living in the state, telling CBS News' Face the Nation on Sunday that federal authorities are now tracking overseas money transfers linked to the case — including funds sent to Somalia and the Middle East.
Bessent says Omar 'gaslighting' public on alleged Minnesota welfare fraud
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ripped Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for “gaslighting the American people” about allegations of widespread fraud from the Minnesota Somali community. After reports surfaced of a widespread fraud scheme in Minnesota allegedly largely orchestrated by Somali asylum-seekers, President Donald Trump terminated temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota. Bessent followed Trump’s announcement with an announcement of hi…
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