"The action comes after years of investigation that began with the $300 million scheme at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, for which 57 defendants in Minnesota have been convicted. Prosecutors said the organization was at the center of the country's largest COVID-19-related fraud scam, when defendants exploited a state-run, federally funded program intended to provide food for children. A federal prosecutor alleged earlier in December that half or more of the roughly $18 billion in federal funds"
"Noem on Monday posted a video on the social platform X showing DHS officers going into an unidentified business and questioning the person working behind the counter. Noem said that officers were "conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud." "The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being used and ARRESTS when abuse is found," U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement posted."
Federal Homeland Security officials conducted a fraud investigation in Minneapolis. The probe follows years of inquiry beginning with a $300 million scheme at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, for which 57 defendants in Minnesota were convicted. Prosecutors said the nonprofit sat at the center of the country's largest COVID-19-related fraud, exploiting a state-run, federally funded program meant to provide food for children. A federal prosecutor alleged that half or more of roughly $18 billion in federal funds supporting 14 Minnesota programs since 2018 may have been stolen. Federal agencies surged personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota and public statements demanded arrests when abuse is found. Tensions rose between state and federal enforcement amid an immigration crackdown affecting the Somali community.
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