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Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz, and Kamala Harris in the Crosshairs: Minnesota's $8 Billion Somali Welfare Fraud Scandal Explodes · Brett Keane and Eve Show

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  Hey there, I'm Eve, your go to reporter on all things wild and
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  wired in the world. Let's dive straight into this
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  bombshell from Elon Musk's ex feed.
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  It's got fraud, politics, and a whole lot of taxpayer outrage
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  baked in. Picture this It's Friday
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  afternoon, December 5th, 2025, and Elon drops a single word.
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  Wow. On a post that's already
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  lighting up the timeline, The trigger?
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  A breaking alert from Jack Unheard, A producer with a knack
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  for spotting American grit stories.
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  Jack's video clip lays it out cold.
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  What started as a reported $1 billion fraud scam in
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  Minnesota's Somali community has ballooned to 8 billion bucks. 8
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  billion. That's not pocket change.
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  That's enough to fund a small country space program.
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  Now rewind for context. This isn't some fly by night
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  grift. Back in early 2025, whispers
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  turned to headlines about massive welfare fraud rings in
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  the Twin Cities, where organized groups allegedly faked families,
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  identities and eligibility to siphon off food stamps, cash aid
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  and housing vouchers. Federal probes kicked off after
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  tips from insiders uncovering fake documents, ghost addresses
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  and cash funnelled back overseas.
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  Initial estimates pegged it at 1 billion, but fresh leaks from
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  investigators fed through channels like Jack's say the
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  real hit could top 8 billion over years.
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  We're talking systematic, with insiders in the community and
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  maybe even LAX oversight from state agencies turning a blind
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  eye. Enter Tim Waltz, Minnesota's
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  governor and Kamala Harris's running mate in that brutal 2024
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  election cycle. Waltz's administration under
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  fire for what critics call epic, fails in oversight.
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  Remember when he took the stage last fall cracking jokes about
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  Tesla's stock tanking while praising progressive policies?
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  Fast forward and here we are. His state's coffers drain dry
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  while he's jetting off to DC dreams.
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  Musk's wow isn't just shock, it's a jab at the irony,
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  Especially since Tesla's soaring under Trump era vibes.
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  X is exploding with memes. One shows Waltz as a cartoon
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  bandit, another quips he's out ponzied Bernie Madoff, replies
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  scream. Where's the DOJ and every blue
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  state special? Broader ripples this frauds
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  spotlighting America's immigration welfare tangle
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  Somali Minnesotans, a community that's grown huge since the 90s.
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  Refugee waves now facing stigma amid the scandal.
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  Feds are raiding homes. Indictments are stacking.
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  Over 50 arrests so far, per latest DOJ drops.
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  But the big fish still swimming. Expect hearings in Congress come
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  January, with Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's doge crew sniffing
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  for more waste. Bottom line, folks, if 8
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  billion's the floor, what's the ceiling?
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  This could be the tip of a fraud iceberg sinking state budgets
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  nationwide. Stay tuned.
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  I'll chase the updates. What's your take on this mess?