{"id":2526462,"date":"2025-12-29T23:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T04:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sba-head-loeffler-says-agency-pausing-grants-to-minnesota-over-fraud\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T23:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T04:36:46","slug":"sba-head-loeffler-says-agency-pausing-grants-to-minnesota-over-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sba-head-loeffler-says-agency-pausing-grants-to-minnesota-over-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"SBA head Loeffler says agency pausing grants to Minnesota over fraud"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsba-head-loeffler-says-agency-pausing-grants-to-minnesota-over-fraud%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=2526462&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 head of the Small Buisness Administration, Kelly Loeffler, announced the agency is pausing annual grants and moving to revoke SBA loans to Minnesota while it investigates alleged paycheck Protection Program fraud exposed in a viral documentary by journalist Nick Shirley. Loeffler said the action follows revelations of an alleged, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audit-michigan-may-have-paid-billions-in-fraudulent-jobless-claims-gretchen-whitmer-administration-hit-with-kickback-allegations\/\" title=\"Audit: Michigan May Have Paid Billions in &#039;Fraudulent&#039; Jobless Claims; Gretchen Whitmer ... Hit with &#039;Kickback&#039; Allegations\">widespread fraud<\/a> network centered on Somali-run daycares and cited about $430 million in suspected PPP fraud in the state, with the potential scope possibly reaching into the billions. Federal investigations into related social-program schemes were already underway; prosecutors have charged about 98 people, most of them Somali. FBI Director Kash Patel has said the bureau has surged personnel and resources to dismantle large-scale fraud in Minnesota, and the administration says it will probe state officials tied to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-trans-elca-bishop-resigns-amidst-allegations-of-corruption-racism\/\" title=\"First \u2018Trans\u2019 ELCA Bishop Resigns Amidst Allegations Of Corruption &amp; Racism\">alleged schemes<\/a>.  <\/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\">SBA head Loeffler says agency pausing grants to Minnesota over fraud investigation<\/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_2441810\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/small-business-administration\/\">Small Business Administration<\/a> Administrator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kelly-loeffler\/\">Kelly Loeffler<\/a> announced the halt of all agency grants to Minnesota amid explosive revelations of widespread fraud among the Somali community.<\/p>\n<p>After a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ\">viral documentary<\/a> from independent journalist Nick Shirley exposed an alleged widespread network of fraud centered on Somali daycares, federal authorities have intensified investigations into the state. Loeffler said her agency would cease annual grants to the state as it investigates allegations of fraud from the COVID-19-era Paycheck Protection Program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4364027\/lamonica-mciver-appeals-ruling-immigration-facility-scuffle-case\/\">Rep. LaMonica McIver appeals ruling allowing immigration facility scuffle case to proceed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4363472\/judge-denies-media-intervene-access-tyler-robinson-trial\/\">Judge denies effort for media to intervene for access to Tyler Robinson trial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4363578\/jan-6-pipe-bomb-suspect-fights-doj-delay-evidence\/\">Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect fights DOJ delay in turning over evidence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;SBA is pausing annual funding to Minnesota while we investigate $430 million in suspected PPP fraud across the state. This Admin will not continue to hand out blank checks to fraudsters &ndash; and we will not rest until we clean up the criminal networks that have been stealing from American taxpayers,&rdquo; she said in a post on X.<\/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\">SBA is pausing annual funding to Minnesota while we investigate $430 million in suspected PPP fraud across the state.<\/p>\n<p>This Admin will not continue to hand out blank checks to fraudsters &ndash; and we will not rest until we clean up the criminal networks that have been stealing from&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kelly Loeffler (@SBA_Kelly) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBA_Kelly\/status\/2005746713550635519?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>Loeffler <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2005410711372017733?s=20\">confirmed to<\/a> conservative activist Benny Johnson that she had seen Shirley&rsquo;s documentary, which left her &ldquo;disgusted and sickened.&rdquo; She said in response to the revelations in the documentary that she would immediately move to revoke all SBA loans to Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Loeffler said the Trump administration would immediately investigate &ldquo;state officials&rdquo; who built an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >industrial-scale crime ring<\/a> to rip off hardworking Americans.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The scope of this international scam is still unknown, likely in the billions. Pending further review, SBA is freezing all grant funding to the state in order to stop the rampant waste of taxpayer dollars and uncover the full depth of fraud,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations into alleged fraud had begun before Shirley&rsquo;s video. Federal prosecutors have charged 98 people in connection with their investigation into Minnesota social programs, the vast majority of them Somali.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4363368\/patel-surging-resources-dismantle-minnesota-fraud-schemes\/\">PATEL SURGING FBI RESOURCES TO &lsquo;DISMANTLE&rsquo; MINNESOTA FRAUD SCHEMES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4363368\/patel-surging-resources-dismantle-minnesota-fraud-schemes\/\">said<\/a> the agency had &ldquo;surged personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-surging-fbi-resources-to-dismantle-minnesota-fraud\/\" title=\"... to &#039;dismantle&#039; Minnesota fraud\">dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fraud that steals from taxpayers and robs vulnerable children will remain a top FBI priority in Minnesota and nationwide,&rdquo; he said.<\/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>SBA pauses Minnesota grants amid fraud probe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2526463,"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\/AP25197661153632.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6909,5876,44703,5698,18658],"class_list":["post-2526462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fraud","tag-grants","tag-loeffler","tag-minnesota","tag-sba"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25197661153632.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526462","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526462"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526466,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526462\/revisions\/2526466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}