“The Country’s Largest COVID Fraud”: Allegedly Stole $250 Million From Child Nutrition Program – IOTW Report

“The Country’s Largest COVID Fraud”: Allegedly Stole $250 Million From Child Nutrition Program

Zero Hedge: Nearly all of the 70 people charged in a massive $250 million fraud case targeting federal child nutrition programs in Minnesota are Somali immigrants, according to the Washington Free Beacon.

Between March 2020 and January 2022, they allegedly stole funds meant for feeding children, funneled through a nonprofit called Feeding Our Future. So far, 37 have pleaded guilty, and 7 have been convicted; the rest await trial.

The scam involved fake meal counts, rosters, and invoices submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education. “Feeding Our Future” acted as a sponsor for daycares and other sites, making it easy to file false claims during the COVID-era program expansion.

Minnesota, home to about 100,000 Somali immigrants—mostly in the Twin Cities—has long attracted refugees with “some of America’s most generous welfare and charity programs,” according to journalist Kelly Riddell. She also quoted professor Ahamed Samatar, who said, “Minnesota is exceptional in so many ways but it’s the closest thing in the United States to a true social democratic state.”

The FBI’s Minneapolis office has also dealt with terror-related concerns in the community, which has seen recruitment by ISIS and al-Shabab. more

20 Comments on “The Country’s Largest COVID Fraud”: Allegedly Stole $250 Million From Child Nutrition Program

  1. And not one single state employee thought it was prudent to visit one of their sites or interview a ‘customer’ or supplier. No oversight, no audits. Just take the money.

    Import the third world and get the third world.

    As to Waltz and company; “When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a sultan. The palace becomes a circus.”

    Again, so very glad I left that failed state.

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  2. It’s one thing to steal from US taxpayers. It’s another thing if you are foreign born. You create the racism against you. And don’t give me this bullshit about a few bad apples.

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  3. Ever notice how the people who Democrats say are too stupid to obtain a government ID are pure geniuses when it comes to stealing other people’s money?

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