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What's the deal with fraud in Minnesota? The Feeding Our Future scandal, explained.

Fraud in Minnesota has become a flashpoint for incendiary comments about Somali-Americans by President Donald Trump, as well as a sticking point in the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election. It's also resulted in a fair bit of misinformation and disinformation in the news.

Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe

Thompson’s resignation comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last week. Thompson also objected to excluding state investigators from the Good shooting investigation.
by Matt Sepic

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Shaken and reeling from another traumatic week, Minnesotans search for healing and hope

This was the week that shook Minnesota. Scars from a summer political assassination got ripped open. Minnesota’s governor retreated from his reelection campaign while voicing concern over a crush of federal actions. Then an immigration enforcement push took a deadly turn in Minneapolis.
by Dan Kraker and David Schaper

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'Partisan fireworks' persist on Capitol Hill as Minnesota fraud hearing convenes

'Partisan fireworks' persist on Capitol Hill as Minnesota fraud hearing convenes

Live from Washington, D.C., KARE-11 investigative reporter A.J. Lagoe joined Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to set the scene for the Republican-led U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Gracie Stockton

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'You'll never eliminate fraud totally': Expert says Minnesota isn't an outlier in pandemic fraud

'You'll never eliminate fraud totally': Expert says Minnesota isn't an outlier in pandemic fraud

Despite fresh — and so far unfounded — allegations of fraud in Minnesota, the scandal that has dogged Gov. Tim Walz for years and ultimately led him to end his bid for reelection this week got its start during the pandemic. A fraud researcher says fraud and pandemics go hand in hand, and that very few if any governments got out of the COVID-19 crisis unscathed.
by Clay Masters and Megan Burks

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Accusations fly in GOP-led congressional hearing into Minnesota fraud cases

Minnesota’s reckoning with social services program fraud landed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. Republicans accused DFL Gov. Tim Walz of being complicit or unresponsive. Democrats called it a political exercise that ignores President Donald Trump’s pardons of convicted fraudsters.
by Peter Cox

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