{"id":2526232,"date":"2025-12-29T14:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-joins-fbi-agents-in-investigating-suspected-mn-fraud-sites\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:54:46","slug":"ice-joins-fbi-agents-in-investigating-suspected-mn-fraud-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-joins-fbi-agents-in-investigating-suspected-mn-fraud-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE joins FBI agents in investigating suspected MN fraud sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fice-joins-fbi-agents-in-investigating-suspected-mn-fraud-sites%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=2526232&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>Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (part of ICE) have been sent to Minnesota to investigate suspected large-scale fraud, particularly involving childcare programs. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said agents are conducting a &#8220;massive investigation&#8221; and going door-to-door at suspected sites, and DHS posted videos of agents questioning businesses. The FBI and other federal agencies &#8211; including Education, Labor, and HUD &#8211; have also expanded investigative resources amid allegations that roughly $1 billion in taxpayer funds have been stolen from public programs.Officials pointed to schemes such as Feeding Our Future, which reportedly took about $250 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/summer-in-paradise-california-energy-officials-warn-of-possible-blackouts-for-up-to-4-million-people\/\" title=\"Summer in Paradise: California Energy Officials Warn of Possible Blackouts for Up to 4 Million People\">federal funds meant<\/a> for children, and FBI Director kash Patel said fraud targeting taxpayers and vulnerable children is a top priority. Many accused operators are reported to be of Somali origin, and the Trump management has taken <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >actions including ending temporary protected status<\/a> for Somalis in Minnesota. Congressional oversight interest and calls for arrests and accountability have followed the revelations.  <\/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\">ICE joins FBI agents in investigating suspected Minnesota fraud sites<\/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_2442216\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem<\/a> on Monday announced that she is surging federal agents from her department to investigate suspected fraud sites in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;The agents are &ldquo;conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud,&rdquo; she said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KristiNoem\/status\/2005687345895645204?s=20\">in a statement<\/a> to X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4362505\/health-insurers-drift-leftward-campaign-donations-seek-sway-gop\/\">Health insurers drift leftward in campaign donations even as they seek to sway GOP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4361697\/turtle-island-liberation-front-bombing-plot-los-angeles-suspects-indicted-terrorism\/\">Activists tied to LA bombing plot indicted on terrorism charges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4356816\/marijuana-companies-spent-millions-lobbying-trump-rescheduling-order\/\">Marijuana companies spent millions on lobbying ahead of Trump rescheduling order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>For months, Minnesota has been under <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington&rsquo;s<\/a> scrutiny due to accusations that the state has allowed sweeping fraud schemes to corrupt publicly funded programs, stealing roughly $1 billion in taxpayer dollars. The FBI and the Education, Labor, and Housing and Urban Development departments are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3919261\/labor-department-unemployment-insurance-strike-team-minnesota-fraud\/\">among the agencies <\/a>now investigating the fraud reports.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Noem posted a video of agents from the Homeland Security Investigations unit, which is part of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>, as they investigated businesses in Minnesota suspected of funneling state funds for nefarious purposes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DHS is on the ground in Minneapolis, going DOOR TO DOOR at suspected fraud sites,&rdquo; read a post from the DHS accompanying <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2005688262695018606?s=20\">another video<\/a> depicting federal agents questioning businesses. &ldquo;The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being used and ARRESTS when abuse is found.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DHS is on the ground in Minneapolis, going DOOR TO DOOR at suspected fraud sites. <\/p>\n<p>The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being used and ARRESTS when abuse is found. Under the leadership of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sec_Noem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sec_Noem<\/a>, DHS is working to deliver results. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7XtRflv36b\">pic.twitter.com\/7XtRflv36b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2005688262695018606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The development comes after the FBI on Sunday became the latest agency to expand staff and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-surging-fbi-resources-to-dismantle-minnesota-fraud\/\" title=\"Patel surging ... resources to &#039;dismantle&#039; ... ...\">investigative resources&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to Minnesota as the fraud scandal grips the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fraud that steals from taxpayers and robs vulnerable children will remain a top FBI priority in Minnesota and nationwide,&rdquo; FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\">Kash Patel<\/a> said, pointing to schemes involving organizations such as Feeding Our Future, a state-funded entity that stole $250 million worth of federal funds meant for children.<\/p>\n<p>Many of those accused of fraudulent operations are of Somali origin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4355676\/house-oversight-committee-answers-minnesota-somali-fraud-scheme\/\"><strong>HOUSE OVERSIGHT WANTS ANSWERS ON MINNESOTA SOMALI FRAUD SCHEME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> has orchestrated a severe crackdown on Somali migrants in the wake of the revelations in Minnesota, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3895787\/trump-terminating-temporary-protected-status-somalis-minnesota\/\">terminating temporary protected status<\/a> for all Somalis in the state last month. The TPS designation ensures legal immigration status for holders.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to DHS for comment. <\/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>ICE, FBI probe alleged Minnesota fraud sites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2526233,"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\/11\/AP25069640792825-e1764197582248.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50645,8364,5698],"class_list":["post-2526232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fbi-2","tag-ice","tag-minnesota"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25069640792825-e1764197582248.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526232","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526239,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526232\/revisions\/2526239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}