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The scandal has led to concerns about stigmatizing the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota, with many defendants being of Somali descent.
There is no credible evidence that "89%" of all fraud in Minnesota is caused by Somalians; reporting documents large, high-profile fraud schemes with many Somali defendants but does not establish that...
Minnesota’s recent scandals involve an array of fraud schemes tied to state social-service programs that prosecutors say have ensnared dozens of providers and generated staggering alleged losses; fede...
Federal reporting and media coverage present a range of tallies for the Minnesota “Somali” fraud probe: several outlets and government statements say roughly 90–98 people have been charged in the swee...
Federal courts hearing challenges to mass federal immigration deployments into states have required plaintiffs to produce concrete, jurisdictional and factual evidence showing standing (actual harms l...
Available reporting offers conflicting pictures: conservative-leaning local analysis and KSTP cite Somali Minnesotans paying roughly $67 million annually in state and local taxes based on median-house...
Documented criminal cases and federal investigations show that a substantial number of prosecutions related to social‑services and benefit fraud in Minnesota involve Somali‑descent defendants, with sc...
The Minnesota fraud story has been simmering for years in federal and state probes but exploded into national prominence in late December when a viral social‑media video amplified by high‑profile cons...