Fraud
June 20, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Video posted by Fox News, The proximate cause of Minnesota Attorney General’s public fit was the unseen reporter’s poor manners in bringing up an $8 billion estimate for Medicaid fraud under his watch. “The newspapers” have done nothing resembling a “forensic accounting” of the fraud. But they (the Minneapolis Star Tribune) have floated many lowball numbers to try to minimize the scandal. The only entity with access to all of
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June 15, 2026 — Bill Glahn
The 205-page U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee staff report on Minnesota fraud includes this incredible detail on page 85, In 2017, DHS flagged concerns that the bank account of the owner of a child care center connected with the MMCA was frozen by the Office of Foreign Asset control due to the owner’s association with the Taliban.405 Despite these concerns, DHS mailed this individual a check for $24,000. 406 Yes, The Taliban, you read
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June 10, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Said Abdullahi Ereg, an international fugitive wanted in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, has returned from Kenya to America to face justice. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced Ereg’s arrest this afternoon at a press conference in downtown Minneapolis. Your correspondent was there. The press release can be found here. You will recall that just last week the FBI placed Ereg on their newly-created most-wanted fraudster list. Apparently, that was enough to prompt
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June 10, 2026 — John Hinderaker
The four Republican House members from Minnesota, Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber, Michelle Fischbach and Brad Finstad, have called on Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to resign in the wake of the House Oversight Committee’s scathing report on fraud in Minnesota, which was released on Monday and cited work by American Experiment eight times. Emmer issued a press release that says in part: Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06)
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June 9, 2026 — John Hinderaker
This is another story that is roiling the U.K.: “Billions in aid handed to terrorists and criminals.” Sounds just like us: Terrorists, hostile states and gangsters have been given more than £28bn of taxpayers’ money, including through aid payments, according to a secret government report. The Telegraph can reveal details of a dossier showing that billions of pounds went to organised crime, with millions going to Russia and Islamic State.
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June 8, 2026 — Bill Glahn
The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee released a comprehensive report on fraud in Minnesota. The headline from the committee’s press release, Oversight Committee Releases Bombshell Report Exposing Rampant Fraud Plaguing Minnesota’s Taxpayer-Funded Social Programs. The report itself runs some 205 pages (including appendices) and makes five key findings. You will not be surprised by Finding No. 1, Finding #1. Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison Knew about Widespread Fraud
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June 6, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Beginning later this month (Monday, June 22), American Experiment will be kicking off its annual summer tour of Minnesota. The theme this year is fighting fraud in social welfare programs, a timely topic getting national attention. We have sixteen (16) events on the calendar, covering the state, which can be seen here. One or two more may be added. My personal goal is to appear at every event. John will
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June 5, 2026 — Bill Glahn
The feds are offering a $150,000 reward for one of the international fugitives in the Feeding Our Future scandal. A post from the FBI’s Minneapolis field office, Mr. Ereg is defendant No. 61 (out of 80 or so) in the sprawling $500 million Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. He was indicted, along with his wife (Najmo Ahmed, No. 62), back in January 2024 on charges of stealing more than $4
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May 27, 2026 — John Hinderaker
It was a wide-ranging conversation on the Rita Panahi Show last night, covering the latest on welfare fraud and on Iran. We talked about the Senate race in Texas, where Kan Paxton won the runoff decisively, and Rita wondered whether a candidate like James Talarico could really get elected. We also discussed my Power Line post on the growing supremacy of red states, and wrapped up with RFK Jr’s remarkable
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May 22, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Sometimes the Twin Cities feel to me like the highly improbable center of the universe. Once upon a time Prince created his own musical world here. It’s been downhill from there. Prince’s tragically premature death in 2016 may have been an early warning signal. By 2016 Minnesota had became a fertile source of recruitment for foreign terrorists. Serving as counsel for TCF National Bank’s Minnesota operations, I was repeatedly told
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May 21, 2026 — Scott Johnson
I erred. I confess. Please don’t turn me in to PolitiFact! Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche did not come to town. He was otherwise engaged when he was advertised to appear at the press conference the Department of Justice advised us he would attend at 11:00 a.m. this morning in the Office of the United States Attorney for Minnesota. The press conference did not begin as scheduled either. I have
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May 21, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Feeding Our Future fraud ringleader Aimee Bock will be sentenced at a hearing before Judge Nancy Brasel at 9:00 this morning. The government has asked for a sentence of 50 years. Bock has asked for a sentence of time served or a maximum of 37 months. Judge Brasel has the discretion to depart from the recommended sentence under the federal sentencing guidelines, but she will take them into account in
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May 19, 2026 — Scott Johnson
As I have noted a time or two before, Aimee Bock will be sentenced by Judge Nancy Brasel this Thursday. Bock is the convicted ringleader of the massive Feeding Our Future fraud. Awaiting sentencing, Bock is cooling her heels at present in the Sherburne County Jail. The Star Tribune’s Jeffrey Meitrodt caught up with Bock for this past Sunday’s disgraceful “new documents” story. The New York Post has joined in
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May 18, 2026 — Bill Glahn
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has been publishing a series of “exclusive” reports based on documents stolen (my word) from secret FBI files. One article goes under the headline, Here’s what to know about newly released records in the Feeding Our Future fraud case. The records were not “newly released.” They were stolen. The Star Tribune reports, The records, obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune, include FBI interviews with current and
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May 17, 2026 — Bill Glahn
From the New York Post, Minnesota ‘Squad’ Rep. Ilhan Omar knew about $250M COVID meal fraud, scheme ‘mastermind’ claims in jailhouse interview. The Post reports, The Minnesota “mastermind” of the state’s massive COVID meal fraud claims “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar was in on the $250 million scam. Aimee Bock, founder of nonprofit Feeding Our Future, was convicted in March 2025 of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud for allegedly helping restaurant
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May 12, 2026 — Bill Glahn
From Fox News, Million-dollar SNAP food stamp fraud scheme in Walz’s backyard sparks outrage: ‘Cruel joke’ Fox News reports, Authorities in Minnesota have filed criminal charges against a man accused of a food stamp fraud scheme that defrauded taxpayers out of over $1 million. Abdidwahid Mohamed, the owner of Minnesota Food Grocery LLC, allegedly used EBT cards registered to others to purchase items at Sam’s Club and Costco in 2021
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May 12, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Under Tim Walz, Minnesota has become the most scandal-ridden state in America. So far, no one in state government has been held accountable for theft that has mounted into billions of dollars. Today, a first step toward accountability was taken by the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and Oversight Committee, chaired by my friend Kristen Robbins. The Republican majority on the Fraud Committee issued an 84-page Final Report on its sixteen-month
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