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Fraud scandal related to COVID-19 pandemic relief funds in Minnesota

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Jan 27, 2026
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What portion of convictions in Minnesota fraud cases resulted from guilty pleas versus jury trials, and what sentences were imposed?

A large majority of convictions tied to the sprawling investigations were secured via guilty pleas rather than by juries: reporting indicates more than half to well over 70 defendants have pleaded gui...

Jan 17, 2026
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What did the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor find about MDE oversight of Feeding Our Future in 2024?

The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) concluded in a June 2024 special review that the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) oversight of the Feeding Our Future sponsor “was inadeq...

Feb 5, 2026

Which mainstream outlets have documented the pandemic fraud prosecutions in Minnesota’s Somali community and what were the outcomes?

Major mainstream outlets — including , , , and — have extensively documented a series of prosecutions that disproportionately involved members of ’s , reporting dozens of indictments, many convictions...