Over 90 charged in Minnesota’s $250M pandemic fraud case involving fake nonprofit services.

Federal prosecutors have secured convictions in Minnesota's largest pandemic fraud case, alleging that more than $250 million in relief funds were siphoned through the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. More than 90 people have been charged, with at least 60 convicted, and the investigation has spread to 14 programs, including Medicaid-funded housing and autism therapy, where services were billed but never delivered. Preliminary estimates indicate that more than half of the $18 billion spent since 2018 may have been fraudulent, though figures are still being reviewed. A 2024 state audit discovered oversight failures, with officials ignoring red flags out of fear of lawsuits and racial discrimination claims. The fraud, described as systemic and industrial-scale, has prompted federal crackdowns, including DHS investigations and FBI resource deployments, with officials emphasizing that the focus is on fraud rather than ethnicity. The full financial impact is still under investigation.