7名明尼苏达州索马里居民以250M的欺诈计划收取费用,通过假的儿童保育中心转移流行病粮食援助。 Seven Minnesota Somali residents charged in $250M fraud scheme diverting pandemic food aid via fake childcare centers.

联邦联邦调查局局长Kash Patel宣布,七人,主要来自明尼苏达州的索马里社区,在一项2.5亿美元的欺诈计划中被指控,通过假的儿童保育中心转移了用于儿童的流行病时代联邦粮食援助。 FBI Director Kash Patel announced that seven individuals, primarily from Minnesota’s Somali community, were charged in a $250 million fraud scheme that diverted pandemic-era federal food aid meant for children through fake childcare centers. 帕特尔警告说，被定罪的参与者可能面临被取消归籍和驱逐出境，称此案“只是冰山一角”，并表示联邦调查局已在明尼苏达州增加资源以拆除该网络。 Patel warned convicted participants may face denaturalization and deportation, calling the case “just the tip of a very large iceberg,” and said the FBI has increased resources in Minnesota to dismantle the network. 正在进行的调查涉及包括电线欺诈、洗钱和共谋在内的指控。 The investigation, ongoing, involves charges including wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. 在视频视频揭露了所指控的欺诈行为之后,该案引起了全国关注,引发了对明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹的政治批评,尽管他先前曾说,欺诈行为将受到惩处,而不论其背景如何。 The case gained national attention after viral videos exposed the alleged fraud, prompting political criticism of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, though he previously stated fraud would be punished regardless of background.