DOJ Surges Prosecutors to Minnesota amid Massive Somali Fraud Scandal

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is sending even more prosecutors to Minnesota as federal investigators continue uncovering a massive COVID-19 fraud scheme among the state’s Somali immigrant population.

“The Department of Justice is dispatching a team of prosecutors to Minnesota to reinforce our U.S. Attorney’s Office and put the perpetrators of this widespread fraud behind bars,” Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News:

We will deliver severe consequences in Minnesota and stand ready to deploy to any other state where similar fraud schemes are robbing American taxpayers. [Emphasis added]

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