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Fraudsters Drain Millions from Minnesota Housing Program

2/11/2026

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Anthony Waddell Jefferson, a Philadelphia resident, and Lester Brown pleaded guilty to wire fraud by siphoning millions from Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services.
They marketed themselves as "The Housing Guys" and operated from Minneapolis, despite lacking local connections.
Jefferson created fake documents, including some generated by ChatGPT, to submit inflated bills.
The case is part of a broad federal probe into Minnesota program fraud, involving about $250 million linked to the Feeding Our Future scandal.

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Anthony Waddell Jefferson, a Philadelphia resident, and Lester Brown pleaded guilty to wire fraud by siphoning millions from Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services.
They marketed themselves as "The Housing Guys" and operated from Minneapolis, despite lacking local connections.
Jefferson created fake documents, including some generated by ChatGPT, to submit inflated bills.
The case is part of a broad federal probe into Minnesota program fraud, involving about $250 million linked to the Feeding Our Future scandal.