Tampon Tim and his Somali cohorts orchestrate a 2 BILLION dollar fraud scheme on tax payers!!

[bb1961]

MINNESOTA RESIDENTS SLAM WALZ, STATE OVERSIGHT AFTER $250M FEEDING OUR FUTURE FRAUD. Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.
Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.
Dem fraud and corruption...what else is new??

'Epicenter of fraud': Minnesota's empty stomachs, fake autism therapy and a scandal that could top $2 billion
Story by Nikolas Lanum, Andrew Mark Miller • 4h • 5 min read

How fake PDFs and ignored warnings enabled massive Minnesota fraud

Minnesota officials and prosecutors are warning that the state is facing an unprecedented fraud crisis in its social service programs, with losses potentially reaching as high as $2 billion, according to those who have investigated the cases.

Republican State Sen. Michael Kreun said Minnesota has long been aware of the problem but failed to contain it.

"Minnesota has an epidemic of fraud, as the rest of the nation is learning," Kreun said. "We’ve known here in Minnesota for quite some time that we’ve had a massive fraud problem. And it’s turning out that probably Minnesota is the epicenter of fraud in the United States right now."

The warnings follow the massive Feeding Our Future case, one of the largest pandemic-related fraud prosecutions in U.S. history, and growing scrutiny of other state programs, including false claims related to the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS).

Minnesota locations accused of fraudulent claims were investigated by Fox News Digital, uncovering vacant lots and non-existent suites. Fox News
© Nikolas Lanum/Andrew Mark Miller/Fox News Digital
INSIDE MINNESOTA’S $1B FRAUD: FAKE OFFICES, PHONY FIRMS AND A SCANDAL HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Kreun pointed to the HSS program as a clear example of how fraud allegedly spiraled out of control.

The program, launched nearly four years ago, was initially expected to cost about $2.6 million annually. Instead, spending surged to more than $100 million last year and was on pace to exceed $120 million this year before the program was shuttered.

"We’re learning [it is] probably at least $300 million in fraud right now," Kreun said. "And the fraud was so pervasive that they basically had to shut that program down."

An in-person investigation by Fox News Digital found that many addresses listed on the HSS and Feeding Our Future claims were fabricated. Some led the team to empty parking lots, non-existent office suites and legitimate businesses with no association to the fraud entities in question.

Kreun warned that similar problems may exist in other social service programs, including autism-related services.

"The autism services program, for example, probably has that level of fraud, maybe even more," he said.

While investigating the scandal, federal agents discovered that one suspected scammer, Asha Farhan Hassan, defrauded the state’s autism-treatment program of roughly $14 million. Hassan allegedly billed Medicaid for fake therapy sessions, used untrained staff and paid parents $300 to $1,500 a month to keep their kids in the program. She sent hundreds of thousands of dollars abroad, including to purchase real estate in Kenya, prosecutors said.

© Steve Karnowski/Associated Press
The autism program’s budget jumped from $3 million in 2018 to nearly $400 million in 2023, according to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

At least 85 entities are under investigation.

Former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab, who briefly worked on the Feeding Our Future case, said the scheme was notable not only for its size, but for how easy it was to carry out.

MN LAWMAKER SAYS ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ ASSISTED-LIVING FRAUD SCHEME INCLUDES INDICTED FIGURE STILL GETTING STATE PAY

"Honestly how easy this fraud was to do," Teirab said. "These fraudsters were just saying that they were spending all this money on feeding kids… and they were just making up these PDFs, putting false names into Excel sheets."

"I could do that in five minutes on a computer if I had absolutely no conscience," he added.

Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.
Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.

Teirab said oversight failures within the Minnesota Department of Education and other agencies played a significant role. He argued that officials had incentives to avoid scrutiny, citing political sensitivities surrounding Minnesota’s Somali community.

"There were huge incentives to just turn the other way," Teirab said. "There’s a sense of, ‘If we say something, are they going to call us racist?’ And that’s exactly what happened."

A widely circulated DHS whistleblower account alleged that staff who raised internal fraud concerns were ignored, reassigned or sidelined — which tracks with Teirab’s account.

"Omar Fateh… as well as Jamal Osman, a city councilman in Minneapolis, they actually ended up lobbying to the governor and saying, ‘Hey, this is racist if you are to do this,’" Grage said.

TRUMP CABINET OFFICIAL CALLS ON WALZ TO RESIGN OVER MASSIVE FRAUD SCANDAL IN SCATHING LETTER: 'SHAME ON YOU'

A lawsuit was filed against the state following the suspension of payments, though it was later dismissed. Payments resumed, and the guardrails were once again shaved down.

Grage also pointed to the governor’s authority to subpoena bank records tied to Feeding Our Future, a step he said was never taken.

"They have that tool in their disposal, and they refuse to use it for whatever reason," Grage said. "Maybe they knew about it. Maybe it’s just complete incompetence."

Aimee Bock, the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future, and Salim Said, a local restaurant owner, were found guilty of their roles in the scheme, with prosecutors stating that they splashed their cash on luxury homes and cars, as well as their lavish lifestyles.

They claimed to have served 91 million meals, for which they fraudulently received nearly $250 million in federal funds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota.

Teirab said Feeding Our Future was not the only organization implicated. Another nonprofit, Partners in Nutrition (also known as Partners in Quality Care), has also been publicly identified in Fox News Digital reporting.

When combining alleged fraud within Feeding Our Future, Partners in Quality Care, housing stabilization and other programs, the total losses exceed $1 billion. Teriab and former acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson estimated the figure could surpass $2 billion.

MINNESOTA RESIDENTS SLAM WALZ, STATE OVERSIGHT AFTER $250M FEEDING OUR FUTURE FRAUD

"So that is what we’re dealing with," Teirab said. "It’s a travesty that our hard-earned taxpayer dollars are being wasted away."

The revelations have intensified calls for greater oversight, transparency, and accountability across Minnesota’s social service programs. Lawmakers and prosecutors warn that without systemic reforms, similar fraud schemes could continue undetected.


As investigations and audits move forward, Minnesota officials face growing pressure to explain how such extensive fraud occurred and how the state will prevent it from happening in the coming years.

[Yssup Rider]

Sounds like another distraction on Trumps retribution tour.

And your reports seem to contradict each other.

Read the stuff before you post it and you may avoid future embarrassment.

This word salad is incomprehensible.

[lustylad]

There's a new dance craze in Minnesota called the "Tim Waltz".

You wear a tampon on your head, then flail around with a shotgun!

[lustylad]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

And your reports seem to contradict each other...

Care to be more specific?

[Mort Watt]

The MAGA obsession with someone who means nothing any more is almost as disturbing as their one with Biden.

Then again....it's got to be tough coming up with troll thread after troll thread after troll thread after troll thread after troll thread....

Originally Posted by lustylad

There's a new dance craze in Minnesota called the "Tim Waltz".

You wear a tampon on your head, then flail around with a shotgun!

Case in point....are these juvenile, OLD jokes....even worth posting any more? Christ, how desperate are you people to express your hate?

.

[Yssup Rider]

They seem to forget Trump wore a maxi pad for weeks to cover up ... NOTHING.

[bb1961]

Originally Posted by lustylad

Care to be more specific?

Him specific...NEVER!!
He comments on everything but reads nothing.
You see he never said that these allegations weren't true...he just went into his usual deflection mode.

[bb1961]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

They seem to forget Trump wore a maxi pad for weeks to cover up ... NOTHING.

As you always say...WHAT IS YOUR SOURCE??
You're in deflection mode as always!!
So what is your counterpoint to these FACT???

[bb1961]

Originally Posted by Mort Watt

The MAGA obsession with someone who means nothing any more is almost as disturbing as their one with Biden.

Then again....it's got to be tough coming up with troll thread after troll thread after troll thread after troll thread after troll thread....



Case in point....are these juvenile, OLD jokes....even worth posting any more? Christ, how desperate are you people to express your hate?

.

Yeah I HATE 2 BILLION dollar fraud on taxpayers, and means nothing to you??
Facts are now trolling because you can't defend the indefensible!!
How fucking lame!!
Your trolling schtick is old.

[Yssup Rider]

Dude, you posted the same goddamned story from multiple sources on a search engine. At best it's ONE fact repeated over and over and over and over.

Even an illiterate person can see that.

"Tampon Tim" wasn't in any of them.

Get a grip, bud. And choose your "frauds" better. Seems you're upset that Gov Walz doesn't have 34 felony convictions like a real American fraudster.

Frankly I'm surprised that such things even bother you.

Hahahahahahahahahah

[Mort Watt]

This is interesting. I always thought that Troll Threads were posted by someone who wanted to trigger a reaction in people they didn't agree with. But what seems to be happening instead is that the Threads posted lately are triggering the OP much more than anyone else. And it's getting kinda disturbing...

This is old news, as previously said. Walz, though he shares responsibility in the lax oversight that allowed this to happen, is not at all implicated or involved.

He doesn't have any "Somali cohorts" and he didn't "orchestrate" anything with them.

"Epicenter of fraud..." what ridiculous hyperbole.

And it is just fucking bizarre that MAGA wants to keep singling him out for criticism when the guy is almost totally irrelevant to American politics these days.

.

[Yssup Rider]

Again, rage whining in their spare time.

Could it be the result of the same frustration and shame that's fracturing MAGA, along with the rest of the GOP?

I think yes.

And the OP is mislabeled, mischaracterized, and misposted.

Also misterated.

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by bb1961

MINNESOTA RESIDENTS SLAM WALZ, STATE OVERSIGHT AFTER $250M FEEDING OUR FUTURE FRAUD. Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.
Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.
Dem fraud and corruption...what else is new??

'Epicenter of fraud': Minnesota's empty stomachs, fake autism therapy and a scandal that could top $2 billion
Story by Nikolas Lanum, Andrew Mark Miller • 4h • 5 min read

How fake PDFs and ignored warnings enabled massive Minnesota fraud

Minnesota officials and prosecutors are warning that the state is facing an unprecedented fraud crisis in its social service programs, with losses potentially reaching as high as $2 billion, according to those who have investigated the cases.

Republican State Sen. Michael Kreun said Minnesota has long been aware of the problem but failed to contain it.

"Minnesota has an epidemic of fraud, as the rest of the nation is learning," Kreun said. "We’ve known here in Minnesota for quite some time that we’ve had a massive fraud problem. And it’s turning out that probably Minnesota is the epicenter of fraud in the United States right now."

The warnings follow the massive Feeding Our Future case, one of the largest pandemic-related fraud prosecutions in U.S. history, and growing scrutiny of other state programs, including false claims related to the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS).

Minnesota locations accused of fraudulent claims were investigated by Fox News Digital, uncovering vacant lots and non-existent suites. Fox News
© Nikolas Lanum/Andrew Mark Miller/Fox News Digital
INSIDE MINNESOTA’S $1B FRAUD: FAKE OFFICES, PHONY FIRMS AND A SCANDAL HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Kreun pointed to the HSS program as a clear example of how fraud allegedly spiraled out of control.

The program, launched nearly four years ago, was initially expected to cost about $2.6 million annually. Instead, spending surged to more than $100 million last year and was on pace to exceed $120 million this year before the program was shuttered.

"We’re learning [it is] probably at least $300 million in fraud right now," Kreun said. "And the fraud was so pervasive that they basically had to shut that program down."

An in-person investigation by Fox News Digital found that many addresses listed on the HSS and Feeding Our Future claims were fabricated. Some led the team to empty parking lots, non-existent office suites and legitimate businesses with no association to the fraud entities in question.

Kreun warned that similar problems may exist in other social service programs, including autism-related services.

"The autism services program, for example, probably has that level of fraud, maybe even more," he said.

While investigating the scandal, federal agents discovered that one suspected scammer, Asha Farhan Hassan, defrauded the state’s autism-treatment program of roughly $14 million. Hassan allegedly billed Medicaid for fake therapy sessions, used untrained staff and paid parents $300 to $1,500 a month to keep their kids in the program. She sent hundreds of thousands of dollars abroad, including to purchase real estate in Kenya, prosecutors said.

© Steve Karnowski/Associated Press
The autism program’s budget jumped from $3 million in 2018 to nearly $400 million in 2023, according to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

At least 85 entities are under investigation.

Former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab, who briefly worked on the Feeding Our Future case, said the scheme was notable not only for its size, but for how easy it was to carry out.

MN LAWMAKER SAYS ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ ASSISTED-LIVING FRAUD SCHEME INCLUDES INDICTED FIGURE STILL GETTING STATE PAY

"Honestly how easy this fraud was to do," Teirab said. "These fraudsters were just saying that they were spending all this money on feeding kids… and they were just making up these PDFs, putting false names into Excel sheets."

"I could do that in five minutes on a computer if I had absolutely no conscience," he added.

Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.
Lawmakers say the state’s oversight failures and political sensitivity around Somali-run nonprofits helped fuel the $1 billion welfare fraud scandal now under federal investigation.

Teirab said oversight failures within the Minnesota Department of Education and other agencies played a significant role. He argued that officials had incentives to avoid scrutiny, citing political sensitivities surrounding Minnesota’s Somali community.

"There were huge incentives to just turn the other way," Teirab said. "There’s a sense of, ‘If we say something, are they going to call us racist?’ And that’s exactly what happened."

A widely circulated DHS whistleblower account alleged that staff who raised internal fraud concerns were ignored, reassigned or sidelined — which tracks with Teirab’s account.

"Omar Fateh… as well as Jamal Osman, a city councilman in Minneapolis, they actually ended up lobbying to the governor and saying, ‘Hey, this is racist if you are to do this,’" Grage said.

TRUMP CABINET OFFICIAL CALLS ON WALZ TO RESIGN OVER MASSIVE FRAUD SCANDAL IN SCATHING LETTER: 'SHAME ON YOU'

A lawsuit was filed against the state following the suspension of payments, though it was later dismissed. Payments resumed, and the guardrails were once again shaved down.

Grage also pointed to the governor’s authority to subpoena bank records tied to Feeding Our Future, a step he said was never taken.

"They have that tool in their disposal, and they refuse to use it for whatever reason," Grage said. "Maybe they knew about it. Maybe it’s just complete incompetence."

Aimee Bock, the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future, and Salim Said, a local restaurant owner, were found guilty of their roles in the scheme, with prosecutors stating that they splashed their cash on luxury homes and cars, as well as their lavish lifestyles.

They claimed to have served 91 million meals, for which they fraudulently received nearly $250 million in federal funds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota.

Teirab said Feeding Our Future was not the only organization implicated. Another nonprofit, Partners in Nutrition (also known as Partners in Quality Care), has also been publicly identified in Fox News Digital reporting.

When combining alleged fraud within Feeding Our Future, Partners in Quality Care, housing stabilization and other programs, the total losses exceed $1 billion. Teriab and former acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson estimated the figure could surpass $2 billion.

MINNESOTA RESIDENTS SLAM WALZ, STATE OVERSIGHT AFTER $250M FEEDING OUR FUTURE FRAUD

"So that is what we’re dealing with," Teirab said. "It’s a travesty that our hard-earned taxpayer dollars are being wasted away."

The revelations have intensified calls for greater oversight, transparency, and accountability across Minnesota’s social service programs. Lawmakers and prosecutors warn that without systemic reforms, similar fraud schemes could continue undetected.


As investigations and audits move forward, Minnesota officials face growing pressure to explain how such extensive fraud occurred and how the state will prevent it from happening in the coming years.

... I don't understand... Are you liberal lads here sayin'
that this Minnesota Fraud didn't happen?? ...

##### Salty

[Mort Watt]

Originally Posted by Salty Again

... I don't understand... Are you liberal lads here sayin'
that this Minnesota Fraud didn't happen?? ...

Well....at least the first 3 words are accurate....

No one said this. Or implied it. The OP just misrepresented the fuck out of old news...for one reason only...and this obsession with this kind of stuff seems to have caught up with him....

.

[RX792P]

Yes, Minnesota has a fraud problem. And the problem needs to be dealt with strongly.

MN is not alone

Since ARPA made free Obamacare plans available, the number of Miami–Dade County residents enrolling in subsidized plans has surged from 441,677 in 2020 to 1,029,331 in 2025. That’s 36 percent of the county’s population—a share almost six times the national average. Of these enrollees, 782,118 declared incomes less than 150 percent of the federal poverty level. That’s a surprisingly large amount, given that the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent estimate lists Miami-Dade County as having only 669,115 residents with incomes that low.

Shall we persecute Ron DeSantis with the same level of furor?