FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency has “surged personnel and investigative resources” to Minnesota to take down alleged fraud schemes. Many of the alleged scammers involved in the fraud

To date, the FBI dismantled a $250 million fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during COVID,” Patel wrote.

Christopher Rufo was not moved by FBI Director Kash Patel's reaction to the ongoing Somali fraud scandal unfolding in Minnesota. The post ‘This Is Misleading’: Star Conservative Activist Rips Kash Patel Over Somali Fraud Scandal first appeared on Mediaite.

This week, the Trump administration dispatched federal officers to Minnesota amid concerns over fraud. The deployment comes after a right-wing influencer posted a video claiming, without proof, that daycare centers operated by Somali residents in Minneapolis had misappropriated more than $100 million.

As reports of a sprawling tax fraud scheme by members of Minnesota's Somali community multiplied in late December 2025, a rumor circulated online that the state's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz had granted $8 billion to a Somali company to investigate fraud in Minnesota.

Tim Walz viral debate footage shows Minnesota governor praising state childcare support amid allegations of widespread daycare fraud.