Fraud is likely over 100 billion nationwide. I would say CA alone has over 25 billion alone.
Thieving Somalis stole billions in Minnesota:
Feeding Our Future, a Minnesota nonprofit, was at the center of a massive pandemic relief fraud scheme where over 70 people, many of Somali descent, were charged with stealing roughly $250 million—not billions—in federal food aid funds meant for children. The scheme involved submitting fake invoices, inflating meal counts, and creating shell companies to misappropriate money between 2020 and 2022. -——Wikipedia
Key Details of the Minnesota Fraud Scandal:
The Scheme: Defendants created a network of fake food sites, submitted fraudulent reimbursement claims for meals never served, and laundered the money through shell companies.
Feeding Our Future: The non-profit acted as a sponsor, approving these fraudulent sites and allowing them to receive federal funds.
While often mischaracterized, federal officials identified this as the largest pandemic fraud scheme in the U.S., with at least $250 million stolen.
The scandal resulted in increased scrutiny of the Somali community in Minnesota and investigations into state oversight failures.
The investigation, which began in 2020, led to dozens of indictments and guilty pleas for wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy.
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2020s Minnesota fraud scandals - Wikipedia
As most perpetrators, excluding Bock, were Somali Americans, the scandal resulted in increased political attention on the communit...
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Feeding Our Future - Wikipedia
Feeding Our Future was a Minnesota nonprofit founded in 2016. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it claimed to distribute many thousand...
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Feeding Our Future - Wikipedia
Feeding Our Future was a Minnesota nonprofit founded in 2016. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it claimed to distribute many thousand...
Somali Welfare Fraud in Minnesota Has Cost American taxpayers billions...
The Heritage Foundation
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Feb 2, 2026 — Reports reflect nearly 100 individuals, the majority being Somali immigrants, have been charged for involvement in a fraud scandal that cost ...Read more
Everything we know about Minnesota’s massive fraud ...
CBS News
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3 days ago — A viral social media video has put Minnesota’s long-running fraud scandal at the center of the national conversation. Here’s what to know.