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.

Trump's administration said on Tuesday it was auditing immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to detect fraud that could lead to denaturalization, or revocation of citizenship.

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.

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.

The pause affects a funding stream that provides $185 million in annual aid to the state’s day care centers, as federal investigations into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs continue.