Tim Walz’s Minnesota ‘A Hub of Fraudulent Money Laundering Activity’ [WATCH]

Minnesota officials are contending with extensive fraud across multiple publicly funded programs, with authorities reporting more than $1 billion stolen from initiatives designed to feed children, support the homeless, and provide autism therapy.

Federal prosecutors say the fraud spans several years and involves dozens of defendants, many of whom operated within Somali communities in the state.

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According to reporting cited by The New York Times, individuals ran companies that billed Minnesota for millions of dollars in services that were never provided.

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Federal prosecutors said that of the 86 people charged, 59 have been convicted so far across three separate fraud cases.

One major case focused on the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which reported that it served tens of thousands of meals to low-income children during the pandemic.

Prosecutors said most of those meals did not exist and that funds instead went toward luxury homes, cars, jewelry, and international real estate.

Joseph H. Thompson, the federal prosecutor who oversaw the cases, told The Times, “No one will support these programs if they continue to be riddled with fraud. We’re losing our way of life in Minnesota in a very real way.”

President Donald Trump commented on the scale of the situation, criticizing Governor Tim Walz and saying the state had become “a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.”

He also said the individuals responsible should be “sent back to where they came from.”

President Trump later said he would revoke temporary protected status for approximately 700 Somali nationals who currently hold it.

On Thanksgiving, he referred to Walz as “seriously retarded,” and also directed criticism at Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has represented Minnesota’s 5th District since 2019.

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Walz said his administration prioritized rapid distribution of aid during the pandemic.

“The programs are set up to move the money to people,” Walz told The Times.

“The programs are set up to improve people’s lives, and in many cases, the criminals find the loopholes.”

Seeking a third term next year, Walz has established a new task force to address fraud and announced plans to incorporate AI tools to flag questionable transactions.

“The message here in Minnesota,” Walz said, “is if you commit a crime, if you commit fraud against public dollars, you are going to go to prison.”

Lisa Demuth, a Republican and Minnesota House speaker, is running against Walz in the upcoming governor’s race.

She said Walz raised taxes while allowing fraud to “run wild.”

The state has also been shutting down its housing initiative in recent months.

Walz said the program could not be salvaged.

One housing program expanded rapidly from an initial projection of $2.6 million to $104 million, driven largely by fraudulent billing.

Hundreds of providers were reimbursed for services that prosecutors say never occurred.

Another program intended to provide therapy to autistic children was also implicated.

Prosecutors said that providers targeted children in Minneapolis’s Somali community and falsely certified them as eligible for autism services.

Parents were allegedly paid kickbacks in exchange for participation and silence.

🚨 INFURIATING: It’s been confirmed that Minnesota Somalians haven’t stolen “millions” from the American taxpayer through fraud – they’ve stolen BILLIONS.

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Members of Minnesota’s Somali community, estimated at about 80,000 people, said the revelations have harmed their reputation.

“The actions of a small group have made it easier for people already inclined to reject us to double down,” Abdi Mohamed, a Minneapolis filmmaker, told The Times.

Rep. Omar said, “We do not blame the lawlessness of an individual on a whole community.”

Critics of Walz argued that state employees hesitated to intervene because they were wary of alienating Somali residents and concerned about pursuing suspects based on race, according to The New York Times.

In 2020, as the Minnesota Department of Education processed a surge of applications for new pandemic feeding sites, staff questioned invoices for meals purportedly served to tens of thousands of children.

Feeding Our Future, the largest nonprofit involved, warned that delaying approvals for “minority-owned businesses” could trigger a lawsuit accusing the state of racism.

State officials backed down. Feeding Our Future filed suit anyway, and despite ongoing concerns, the agency continued approving sites and reimbursing invoices for months.