<description>&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fraud Allegations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Claims Somali-American individuals and organizations misappropriated &lt;strong&gt;billions in taxpayer funds&lt;/strong&gt;, especially COVID-era aid programs like school meal initiatives.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;References the &lt;em&gt;Feeding Our Future&lt;/em&gt; scandal, estimating losses at &lt;strong&gt;$300 million&lt;/strong&gt; and citing lavish spending (luxury cars, Maldives honeymoon, $270k cash box).&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Federal Investigations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;States the &lt;strong&gt;Treasury Department, IRS, and FinCEN&lt;/strong&gt; are increasing scrutiny on money transfer services and businesses wiring funds abroad, particularly to Somalia.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Terrorism Links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Some funds may have reached &lt;strong&gt;Al Shabab&lt;/strong&gt;, but&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;no defendants have been charged&lt;/strong&gt; with terrorism-related crimes.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-ben-ferguson-podcast%2Fid1386375601&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CRobertoDiaz%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd55f297ce8824f6f31a808dddbf7fab7%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638908580290104132%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=RRil7WRhuVH0YkqvMtYlSMRSI71cvsxmUy24iRBm1e8%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Ben Ferguson Show&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Podcast and &lt;a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-verdict-with-ted-cruz-56253661/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Verdict with Ted Cruz&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;X:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fbenfergusonshow&amp;amp;data=05%7C02%7CRobertoDiaz%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd55f297ce8824f6f31a808dddbf7fab7%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638908580290178175%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;amp;sdata=toMizYItYEpQnaEde%2BnCLJEal7XzVD%2BzvBtrHUIgbc4%3D&amp;amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="10"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://x.com/benfergusonshow&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Feeding Our Future or Funding Our Fraud -Minnesota’s Somali Fraud Grows

DEC 13, 202513 MIN
The 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson

Feeding Our Future or Funding Our Fraud -Minnesota’s Somali Fraud Grows

DEC 13, 202513 MIN

Description

  • Fraud Allegations

    • Claims Somali-American individuals and organizations misappropriated billions in taxpayer funds, especially COVID-era aid programs like school meal initiatives.
    • References the Feeding Our Future scandal, estimating losses at $300 million and citing lavish spending (luxury cars, Maldives honeymoon, $270k cash box).

  • Federal Investigations

    • States the Treasury Department, IRS, and FinCEN are increasing scrutiny on money transfer services and businesses wiring funds abroad, particularly to Somalia.

  • Terrorism Links

    • Some funds may have reached Al Shabab, but no defendants have been charged with terrorism-related crimes.

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