{"id":2521233,"date":"2025-12-15T08:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hud-dispatching-investigators-to-minneapolis-amid-state-fraud-scandal\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:19:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:19:01","slug":"hud-dispatching-investigators-to-minneapolis-amid-state-fraud-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hud-dispatching-investigators-to-minneapolis-amid-state-fraud-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"HUD dispatching investigators to Minneapolis amid state fraud scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhud-dispatching-investigators-to-minneapolis-amid-state-fraud-scandal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521233&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has deployed federal staff to Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >investigate welfare fraud involving federally funded aid programs<\/a>.This move follows earlier involvement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The investigation targets a massive fraud scheme allegedly carried out by Somali immigrants, which reportedly diverted around $1 billion from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-demonic-religious-mothers-mourn-how-trans-movement-is-devouring-sons-find-solace-in-secret-online-group\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Demonic\u2019: Religious Mothers Mourn How Trans Movement Is \u2018Devouring\u2019 Sons, Find Solace In Secret Online Group\">state social services<\/a>, including a nonprofit called Feeding Our Future that claimed millions of pandemic meals and received $300 million in reimbursements. HUD is emphasizing strict enforcement and fiscal oversight, and its Washington headquarters will review local public housing data to prevent further fraud. HUD Secretary Scott Turner also announced cuts to funding for Somalis holding Temporary Protected Status (TPS), linking illegal immigration to the housing affordability crisis. The Treasury Department is investigating possible connections between the fraud and the terrorist group al Shabaab.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump HUD sending staff into Minnesota to investigate amid state welfare fraud scandal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2422484\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong>&nbsp;The Department of Housing and Urban Development has sent federal employees into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\">Minneapolis<\/a> and St. Paul, Minnesota, to investigate federally administered aid programs following the discovery of a massive welfare fraud scheme believed to have been carried out by Somali immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hud\">HUD<\/a> spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the department is the latest federal entity, following <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, to send in its own staff to ensure HUD-funded programs are being carried out appropriately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3916163\/new-york-2-million-dollars-mental-health-services-afghan-refugees\/\">New York to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-to-spend-millions-on-mental-health-services-for-afghan-refugees\/\" title=\"New York to spend millions on mental health services for Afghan refugees\">spend  million providing mental health services<\/a> to Afghan refugees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916447\/fbi-hunting-764-crime-network-targeting-children\/\">FBI &#8216;hunting&#8217; more than 350 people in &#8216;764&#8217; crime network targeting children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3915226\/wisconsin-judge-fake-electors-case-accused-not-writing-own-ruling\/\">Wisconsin judge in Trump fake electors case accused of not writing his own ruling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The HUD official said the department is putting the region &ldquo;on notice, that we are taking enforcement and fiscal oversight seriously given the rampant fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HUD&rsquo;s Washington headquarters will also be reviewing data from Minnesota&rsquo;s public housing authorities to ensure all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hud-moves-to-kill-public-housing-assistance-for-sanctuary-cities\/\" title=\"... moves to kill ... assi...ance for &#039;sanctuary&#039; cities\">federal housing programs<\/a> are not being defrauded.<\/p>\n<p>The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority spends $108 million annually on housing choice vouchers and public housing, while St. Paul spends $46 million.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of HUD personnel comes after $1 billion in taxpayer dollars was siphoned from the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-banking-on-3-6-trillion-tax-increases-to-fund-agenda-plans\/\" title=\"Biden Banking On .6 Trillion Tax Increases To Fund Agenda Plans\">social services programs<\/a> to line the pockets of primarily Somali descendants in the region. The Treasury Department said it is looking into whether the money also went to a terrorist group, al Shabaab.<\/p>\n<p>The primary scandal involved Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit organization that claimed to have provided millions of meals to children during the pandemic and received $300 million in reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p>HUD Secretary Scott Turner said on Saturday evening that the department has cut funding for Somalis who have Temporary Protected Status. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3913765\/walz-welcome-more-somalis-minnesota-fraud-investigation-intensifies\/\">WALZ SAYS HE WOULD &lsquo;WELCOME MORE&rsquo; SOMALIS AS FRAUD INVESTIGATION INTENSIFIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TPS is a legal status that illegal immigrants from certain countries may apply for and if granted, they will be protected from deportation for two years on the basis that the country of origin is not stable enough to repatriate them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Illegal immigration and the housing affordability crisis are directly correlated. Fix one, you fix the other,&rdquo; Turner <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecretaryTurner\/status\/2000290922655862849\">posted <\/a>on X Sunday. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s exactly what we are doing under the leadership of&nbsp;@POTUS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump HUD deploys team to probe Minnesota welfare fraud scandal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2521234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25204006020928.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68826,15703,5366,6772,54740],"class_list":["post-2521233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fraud-scandal","tag-hud","tag-investigators","tag-minneapolis","tag-state-investigation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25204006020928.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521233"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521238,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521233\/revisions\/2521238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}