Minnesota Faces Over $9B in Social Services Fraud, Prosecutors Say
TL;DR
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have indicted six individuals, including two from Philadelphia, for allegedly siphoning over $3.5 million from state-funded social programs through fake claims, highlighting a broader issue of fraud and 'fraud tourism' in the state, with investigations ongoing into billions of dollars spent on social services.
- "Fraud tourists" traveled to Minnesota after a friend told them state programs were "a good opportunity to make money," prosecutors say CBS News
- Opinion | The Biggest Fraud in Welfare The Wall Street Journal
- Magnitude ‘cannot be overstated’: Feds say Minnesota fraud may be more than $9B Fox News
- Federal prosecutors charge six more people in ‘staggering’ social services fraud scandal Star Tribune
- Feds bring new charges tied to 'staggering' Minnesota Medicaid fraud MPR News
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