Six people were charged this week in the federal investigation of fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs.
“Every day we look under a rock and find a new $50 million fraud scheme,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
“The magnitude of the fraud in Minnesota cannot be overstated. Staggering amounts of money have been lost,” he said.
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Fourteen programs have been under scrutiny, many involving the Somali immigrant community in the state.
The amount of fraud that has taken place is “the $18-billion question,” Thompson said. “The answer is far too much.”
Thompson said that since 2018, he estimated “half or more” of the $18 billion was paid out due to fraud, according to KTSP-TV.
Thompson announced indictments against
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