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Report links Minnesota welfare fraud sent funds to al-Shabaab through hawalas

Minnesota's welfare fraud involves schemes stealing billions, with $61 million in Housing Stabilization Services payouts in early 2025 linked to remittances funding Al-Shabaab, prosecutors say.

  • Under Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, billions have been stolen from taxpayer welfare programs, with funds allegedly sent to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab through fraudulent schemes in the Somali community.
  • Federal prosecutors reported a major fraud scheme involving Feeding Our Future, which defrauded a federal nutrition program for $200 million by falsifying invoices and meal counts.
  • Reports indicate that much of the money misappropriated eventually funds Al-Shabaab, with one source stating, 'The largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer.'
  • The Department of Justice is investigating alleged fraud involving autism programs and feeding schemes, identifying a crisis in the state's welfare system, stated Thompson.
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