Somalis Scam Minnesota taxpayers

Brett Keane and Eve Show · Dec 24, 2025 · 1m · transcript

Minnesota has faced a series of major fraud scandals in taxpayer-funded social services programs, with federal prosecutors charging over 90 individuals—predominantly of Somali descent—in schemes totaling hundreds of millions in documented losses, and estimates suggesting potential theft exceeding $1 billion across multiple programs. The most prominent case is the Feeding Our Future scandal, involving a nonprofit that allegedly stole around $300 million from federal child nutrition programs during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to feed millions of nonexistent children. Prosecutors have…