"it was only one time..." "made up lie..." etc... from those that claim to be informed on the issues....
AI news overview on the subject:
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While the exact total amount of fraudulent money definitively proven to have reached Somalia is not publicly confirmed by federal officials, recent reports tied to the $250 million "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme in Minnesota suggest that millions of dollars in stolen funds were sent to Somalia, with some sources claiming the money ultimately benefited the terrorist group al-Shabaab.
Key details include:
The "Feeding Our Future" case involved a total of $250 million in federal child nutrition program funds that were fraudulently claimed. Over 70 individuals, many from Minnesota's Somali community, have been charged in this scheme.
-Federal prosecutors have seized over $50 million of the stolen money so far, but a large portion remains missing.
-One former federal counterterrorism official indicated that a specific money network he investigated was sending $20 million abroad in a single year.
-One defendant in the Feeding Our Future case was found to have used $7 million of ill-gotten gains to purchase real estate in Kenya through a shell company.
-Another defendant sent "hundreds of thousands of dollars" abroad to purchase real estate in Kenya.
Sources from the U.S. Attorney's office and former FBI officials have suggested that a "decent amount" or "almost certainly" some of the money sent via informal money transfer networks (hawalas) in Minnesota ended up with al-Shabaab, which controls areas where these networks operate.
It is important to note that the total amount of money associated with all alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota is estimated to be in the billions of dollars according to some state lawmakers and investigative reports, though these figures encompass various programs and not all this money has necessarily been traced to Somalia. The ongoing nature of the investigations means that precise final figures regarding funds transferred to Somalia have not been officially finalized or confirmed in all cases.
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But it's all made up, and only happened one time.
