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A man shot a student outside Stewartville High School in Minnesota on Friday morning, officials say. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
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A man shot a student outside Stewartville High School in Minnesota on Friday morning, officials say. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
A CBS News exclusive report shows how convicted Minnesota fraudsters spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on luxury cars and private villas. The money was stolen from programs that provided services to underprivileged children. Jonah Kaplan reports.
Documents and images show luxury purchases and wire transfers to China and East Africa.
The Somali community in Minnesota has been in the news recently because of a massive federal fraud case -- and heated political rhetoric from President Trump. Jonah Kaplan of CBS Minnesota continues his reporting on the scandal, with a look at how fraudsters spent hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars.
MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell has announced he will run for Minnesota governor in 2026, seeking the Republican nomination to challenge DFL incumbent Gov. Tim Walz.
In an exclusive report, CBS News obtained dozens of files and photos giving insight into the massive COVID-era fraud scheme in Minnesota. Among items purchased through fraud: Luxury cars and private villas. CBS Minnesota investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan breaks down the findings.
CBS News is getting an exclusive look at how Minnesota fraudsters spent millions of taxpayer dollars that was supposed to go to hungry children. CBS Minnesota investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan has more.
The federal and state crackdowns on fraud in Minnesota are creating collateral damage in programs aimed at helping people with disabilities.
In July 2019, Minnesota state officials spotted early signs of fraud that would eventually siphon away more than $1 billion in taxpayer money, sources told CBS News.
The Treasury Department is currently investigating whether Minnesota welfare money stolen in a massive fraud scheme went to a Somali terror group. CBS Minnesota investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan has the details.
The Treasury Department is now investigating a COVID-relief fraud scheme in Minnesota that the Biden Justice Department prosecuted for years. Republican Minnesota State Rep. Kristin Robbins, who is also running for governor, joins to discuss.
Amid charges against dozens of Somali immigrants in a series of multimillion-dollar alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose district includes much of Minneapolis, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," that if allegations of a connection between tax dollars and al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab are true, "that is a failure of the FBI and our court system." She added that "if that is the case, if money from U.S. tax dollars is being sent to help with terrorism in Somalia, we want to know and we want those people prosecuted and we want to make sure that it doesn't ever happen again."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement began conducting enhanced operations in Minnesota this week, focused primarily on the city's Somali residents. Ali Bauman has the latest details on immigration efforts and reaction around the U.S.
Winter storms are forecast to bring heavy snows and bitter winds across the regions.
President Trump has recently attacked Gov. Tim Walz over the fraud cases, calling Minnesota a "hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" and lashing out against the state's Somali community.
More details are emerging surrounding allegations of fraud in Minnesota among members of the Somali community. CBS News Minnesota's Jonah Kaplan reports.
Immigration operations targeting mostly Somali immigrants are underway in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area after President Trump lashed out at the community earlier this week. It comes as Minnesota is still reeling from a massive fraud scheme worth more than $1 billion involving dozens of Somalis.
Minnesota is reeling from a fraud scandal involving $1 billion siphoned from multiple federal programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past three years, 87 people have been charged and 61 have been convicted -- most of Somali descent. WCCO's Jonah Kaplan reports the Somali community is now bracing for an immigration crackdown.
An immigration operation in Minneapolis has begun, targeting mostly Somali immigrants, officials say. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Minnesota's Somali population, saying, "I don't want them in our country." 95% of the roughly 80,000 Somalis in Minnesota are U.S. citizens. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Trump said he doesn't want Somali immigrants in the U.S. This comes as a source tells CBS News that the administration has ordered ICE to target undocumented members of that community in Minnesota. Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
President Trump answered questions from reporters at the Oval Office on Wednesday over a wide range of topics, from Venezuela to Minnesota's Somali community. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins with the major takeaways.
President Trump and his defense secretary spoke Tuesday at a Cabinet meeting about their involvement in a September attack on an alleged drug boat that has come under fire following a Washington Post report that said the military launched a follow-up strike that killed two survivors of the initial attack. At the same Cabinet meeting, Mr. Trump also launched a vicious verbal attack on Somali immigrants. Weijia Jiang reports.
The Trump administration is considering expanding its travel ban from the current 19 countries to 30, sources say. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
President Trump recently used a slur for people with intellectual disabilities to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. CBS News Minnesota reporter and anchor Esme Murphy joins to discuss.
Jack Curtis is a senior quarterback at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, but his final season has gone differently than he planned. After a diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma, the football player fought through his senior season with the help of his family and team.