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Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47 · Jan 3, 2026

The Trump Administration is unleashing a relentless assault to dismantle the Somali-dominated fraud empires in…

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The Trump Administration is conducting extensive federal investigations into fraud networks in Minnesota's social benefit programs, with the DOJ charging 98 defendants (85 of Somali descent), along with parallel operations by the FBI, DHS, HHS, and other agencies examining allegations of fraudulent activity in welfare, childcare, housing, and immigration programs.

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    The Trump Administration is unleashing a relentless assault to dismantle the Somali-dominated fraud empires in Minnesota. These complex criminal networks didn't build themselves overnight — and rooting it out requires thorough, methodical work. 🧵 whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/…

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    .@TheJusticeDept is currently engaged in multiple active, ongoing, and extensive investigations into the fraudulent activity that has occurred in various Minnesota programs, including the state’s Feeding Our Future, Housing Stabilization Services, Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention programs, and Evergreen Recovery. — To date, DOJ has charged 98 defendants in Minnesota fraud-related cases — 85 of whom are of Somali descent. 64 the defendants have already been convicted. — DOJ has already issued over 1,750 subpoenas, executed over 130 search warrants, and conducted over 1,000 witness interviews as part of its ongoing investigation. Many of the facilities and schemes visited in @nickshirleyy's and @AlphaNews's tenacious reporting are currently under active investigation by the DOJ; in fact, one of the buildings prominently featured in Shirley's video has had 13 defendants charged for fraud. — The @FBI is conducting investigations into dozens of the state’s health care and home care providers accused of fraud, surging forensic accountants and data analytics teams, and investigating potential links to elected officials and terrorist financing.

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    .@DHSgov is on the ground conducting door-to-door investigations of suspected fraud sites in Minnesota, with hundreds of Homeland Security Investigations officers in the state and more on the way. — DHS has arrested over 1,000 criminal illegal aliens in just the past few weeks as immigration enforcement operations continue. —Additionally, as part of Operation Twin Shield earlier this year, DHS identified over 1,300 fraud findings based on site visits in Minneapolis and Saint Paul — and is currently in the process of determining which cases require additional vetting, including for refugee status and potential denaturalization.

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    — @HHSGov has frozen childcare payments and started requiring a justification, receipt, or photo evidence for all childcare-related payments nationwide, and is enforcing a long-ignored federal law to demand repayment of Medicaid benefits incurred by sponsored immigrants from their sponsors. — HHS is also currently investigating Minnesota’s Head Start programs over allegations of fraud by illegal aliens.

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    — @SBAgov has halted all annual grant program payments to Minnesota. The agency also suspended 6,900 borrowers in the state for approximately $400 million in suspected fraudulent activity — banning the individuals from all further loan programs, including disaster loans. — @HUDgov has dispatched a team to Minnesota to conduct a wide-ranging investigation into possible public housing assistance fraud.

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    — @USDOL is currently conducting a targeted review of Minnesota’s Unemployment Insurance program. — @USDA has demanded Minnesota conduct recertification for its SNAP recipients to ensure the program complies with eligibility requirements — a commonsense move inexplicably challenged in court by state officials.