Treasury investigating tax fraud allegations in Minnesota, Bessent says

U.S. Treasury Secretary investigating claims that defrauded Minnnesota tax dollars were sent to terrorist group

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post on X that the investigation follows concerns about how the Biden administration and Governor Tim Walz handled state funds.

Treasury Department investigating claims MN fraud funded terrorists

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said his department is investigating a claim that money stolen from the state of Minnesota through fraud helped fund a Somalia-based terrorist group. An unconfirmed report from a conservative think tank published earlier this month alleged that some of the hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from Minnesota in recent years ended up in the hands of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, which the…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent confirms investigation into Minnesota tax dollar diversion to Al-Shabaab

WASHINGTON, DC – An investigation into allegations that Minnesota tax dollars may have been diverted to the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab is underway at the federal level. U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the investigation on his official X account Monday afternoon. “Thanks to the leadership of President Donald Trump, we are acting fast to ensure Americans’ taxes are not funding acts of global terror,” he wrote o…

Treasury investigating whether Minnesota welfare money went to Somali terror group al Shabaab, Bessent says

The Trump administration is looking into whether Minnesota tax money found its way to al Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate based in Somalia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Trump Administration Probes Minnesota Fraud Scheme as Gov. Walz Faces Scrutiny

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered a federal investigation into widespread fraud in Minnesota’s welfare and assistance programs following claims — still unproven — that stolen public funds may have been routed to the terror group al-Shabab. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the decision Monday, saying federal agencies were being directed to move quickly […]

Bessent orders Treasury investigation into Minnesota fraud claims

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the Treasury will launch an investigation into allegations of a Minnesota fraud scheme purportedly mishandled under Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). “At my direction, @USTreasury is investigating allegations that under the feckless mismanagement of the Biden Administration and Governor Tim Walz, hardworking Minnesotans’ tax dollars may have been diverted to the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab,” Besse…