Trio of measures to fight fraud on the docket at Minn. Legislature
Fighting fraud will be front and center for lawmakers at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday.
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Fighting fraud will be front and center for lawmakers at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday.
Fighting fraud will be front and center for lawmakers at the Minnesota Capitol.
Monday marks the beginning of the trial of the alleged ringleader of a scheme that federal prosecutors say exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to steal $250 million from a program meant to feed children.
Federal prosecutors came out swinging on Monday during opening statements for the trial of the alleged ringleader of the U.S.’s largest pandemic fraud case.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a busy year ahead with the state legislature back in session, clashing with new federal policies ordered by President Trump and mulling over whether to run for a third term.
A jury was seated Monday in the trial of the alleged ringleader of a scheme that federal prosecutors say exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to steal $250 million from a program meant to feed children.
Two women from Rochester and Shakopee have pleaded guilty in connection with the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
A 40-year-old Chaska man pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota, Abdulkadir Nur Salah and Abdi Nur Salah both pleaded guilty Tuesday.
A 34-year-old Bloomington man convicted in the Feeding our Future COVID relief fraud case will spend over 17 years in prison, and a woman pleaded guilty Friday for her role in the scheme.
House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a trio of bills aimed at preventing the theft of taxpayer money in public programs.
House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a trio of bills aimed at preventing the theft of taxpayer money in public programs.
Robert Anderson, Mayor of Good Thunder, was charged with one count each of embezzlement of public funds, theft-by-swindle, theft, and four counts of interest in contract violation.
A 54-year-old woman has been charged with fraud for impersonating her mother and collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits for more than 25 years.
53-year-old Burnsville man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme that cost a victim $1.2 million, according to United States Attorney Andrew Luger.
The effort to combat fraud in state programs is expected to take center stage at the capitol when state lawmakers return for the 2025 legislative session.
A 40-year-old Sartell woman has pleaded guilty in connection with a fraud scheme that cost two loan companies over $9 million.
Plans are being made at the state capitol after federal investigators accused two Minnesota autism centers of fraud and raided their offices Thursday.
Fighting fraud will likely take center stage at the State Capitol next year.
The FBI and state investigators raided the Smart Therapy Center's business office in Minneapolis and the Star Autism Center's office in St. Cloud on Thursday morning.
They took taxpayer dollars to care for vulnerable children, but investigators say they pocketed that cash instead. The FBI secured and seized boxes of evidence from two autism centers Thursday. We're learning these raids are connected to another massive fraud case. Our Ubah Ali is putting the pieces together in the newsroom.
A federal search warrant accuses the companies of submitting fraudulent claims for autism services that were never provided.
Wisconsin's election commission leader has quietly certified Donald Trump's victory in the battleground state, a departure from the chaos that surrounded the 2020 election results.
Daisy's mission is two-fold: To waste scammers' time so they can't speak to real people and to draw attention to fraud by warning consumers to be vigilant.
An Eden Prairie man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for defrauding more than $2 million in COVID relief funds before fleeing the country.
