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

Fraud involving Minnesota welfare programs diverted millions through hawala networks to Somalia, with some funds reaching Al-Shabaab, prompting shutdowns and over 70 indictments, officials said.

  • On 11/23/2025, Fox News reported Minnesotans' taxpayer funds were siphoned to Al-Shabaab through Somali-operated hawalas, based on a Manhattan Institute inquiry by Ryan Thorpe and Christopher F. Rufo.
  • On August 1, the Minnesota Department of Human Services moved to scrap HSS, which had ballooned from an estimated $2.6 million to $61 million in payouts, terminating payments to 77 providers.
  • Federal prosecutors say Feeding Our Future misused $250 million, while Asha Farhan Hassan faces charges in a $14 million autism scheme involving fake diagnoses and monthly kickbacks.
  • Federal prosecutors have charged roughly half a billion dollars in fraud, with the 56th defendant pleading guilty on September 18 and additional indictments announced September 24.
  • The Minnesota Department of Human Services has launched a new transparency webpage and dashboard to publish program‑integrity actions and timelines, while Rep. Kristin Robbins urged probing terrorism links amid scrutiny of Gov. Tim Walz.
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Hot Air broke the news in Arlington, United States on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
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