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It’s interesting to note the studied silence of the mainstream media about the series of massive fraud cases targeting federal and state social services programs in the Somali community in Minnesota. It seems diversity brings wealth for the diverse.
Since the Covid scam, prosecutors claim that individuals, predominantly from the Somali diaspora, systematically defrauded taxpayers of hundreds of millions—potentially exceeding $1 billion—by billing for services never provided!
This is how these Somalis got rich in the land of the free (money)
The most prominent case centres on Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit founded in 2016 by Aimee Bock. During the pandemic, relaxed rules allowed greater flexibility for meal distribution to children. Feeding Our Future exploded from receiving about $3.4 million in 2019 to nearly $200 million in 2021. Just one problem – there were no free meals, just greedy corrupt Somalis.
Prosecutors say that this organisation and its many affiliates created over 250 fake meal sites, submitting fraudulent invoices, attendance rosters with invented children’s names, and claims of serving millions of meals that never happened.
Funds were laundered into luxury goods, real estate, and overseas transfers. Minnesota Governor weird Tim Walz looked the other way and remarkably, now we know about the colossal fraud, he still does! It’s incredible what has been exposed here..
Over 78 defendants have been charged, with dozens convicted or pleading guilty, including Bock herself. The fraud extended beyond meals.
Investigations also uncovered schemes in autism therapy programs, where providers allegedly recruited Somali parents, falsely diagnosed children or paid kickbacks to inflate enrollments, then billed Medicaid for nonexistent one-on-one therapy using unqualified staff. Ker-ching!
Housing stabilisation services saw similar patterns: shell companies claimed to help the homeless but provided no aid, just pocketing the millions. The scam is everywhere!
Additional scrutiny has now fallen on childcare assistance programs, with reports of “ghost” daycares—facilities receiving millions in reimbursements despite no children or activity, such as one viral case of a centre with misspelled signage allegedly taking $4 million.
Federal prosecutors describe these as “schemes stacked upon schemes,” with losses from documented cases already surpassing $800 million across child nutrition ($250–300 million), housing ($300 million+), and autism services. U.S. Attorney officials estimate half of $18 billion in federal funds for 14 Minnesota programs since 2018 may have been stolen. This is a monumental level of corruption simmering away amongst these Somalis!
Significant funds were also sent abroad, buying property in Kenya and elsewhere; allegations persist that some even reached the terrorist group Al-Shabab, prompting Treasury and FBI probes.
Final thought, Minnesota has the highest concentration of Somalis in the US. Prior to 1990, there were virtually no Somalis present. As their numbers have ballooned, they elected lhan Omar to the US House of Representatives in 2018. Her wealth has gone from nothing to ¢6-40m in five years, isn’t that SUCH a coincidence?
Truly diversity is their strength.
