2020s Minnesota fraud scandals

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A series of fraud scandals and allegations concerning federal funds to Minnesota state-administered social services programs occurred during the 2020s. The largest and earliest case is the Feeding Our Future case, in which charges were first brought in 2022. Feeding Our Future was a nonprofit that claimed to provide meals to schoolchildren during the COVID-19 pandemic. By July 2026, out of 80 suspects indicted in the case, 69 had been convicted, including more than 60 via plea deals. Seven had been convicted at trial, while many others awaited trial. Estimates of the total Feeding Our Future losses range from $250 million to $350 million. Amid ongoing investigation into the Feeding Our Future case, potential fraud was identified and investigated in a number of other state-run social services schemes, including emergency housing, autism therapy for children, home health assistance, and Medicaid. State lawmakers passed some bipartisan anti-fraud measures in the 2025 Minnesota legislative...

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