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Trump Launches Major Fraud Investigation in Minnesota

1/12/2026

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Trump Investigates Fraud

U.S. President Donald Trump is directing a White House multiagency effort to ramp up investigations into alleged fraud in Minnesota.
About 100 individuals, mostly from the Somali community, face charges for billing state agencies for unprovided services.
The White House plans to extend scrutiny to Democratic-led states such as California and Illinois.
Officials say the initiative aims to recover billions in misused funds, though they offer no evidence of widespread fraud.

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Turner Urges Investigation

A fraud scandal in Minnesota has prompted scrutiny of billions in Department of Energy grants issued in the final weeks of the Biden administration, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended federal funding to Minnesota.
Daniel Turner, founder of Power the Future, urged lawmakers to investigate the rushed distribution, citing internal warnings about insufficient oversight.
Allegations suggest taxpayer money may have been misused, particularly involving Minnesota's Somali community.

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Trump Investigates Fraud

U.S. President Donald Trump is directing a White House multiagency effort to ramp up investigations into alleged fraud in Minnesota.
About 100 individuals, mostly from the Somali community, face charges for billing state agencies for unprovided services.
The White House plans to extend scrutiny to Democratic-led states such as California and Illinois.
Officials say the initiative aims to recover billions in misused funds, though they offer no evidence of widespread fraud.

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