Feds to review Minnesota benefits programs over fraud
Federal officials have announced a targeted review of Minnesota benefits programs amid concerns about fraud in unemployment and nutrition assistance. As part of that review, the U.S. Department of Labor is sending an on-site team to investigate potential unemployment insurance fraud.
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The total fraud in Minnesota's social services programs is estimated at $822 million, with potential to exceed $1 billion as investigations continue. ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes)) ([FOX 9](https://www.fox9.com/news/fraud-minnesota-detailing-nearly-1-billion-schemes))
Fraud in Minnesota: Detailing the nearly $1 billion in schemes — FOX 9
70.4% of working-age Somali adults (ages 18-64) in Minnesota are employed. ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali))
Somali population - Cultural communities - Minnesota Compass — Minnesota Compass
55.8% of the Somali population in Minnesota is foreign-born. ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali))
Somali population - Cultural communities - Minnesota Compass — Minnesota Compass
36.6% of Somalis aged 5 and older in Minnesota speak English less than 'very well'. ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali)) ([Minnesota Compass](https://www.mncompass.org/topics/demographics/cultural-communities/somali))
Somali population - Cultural communities - Minnesota Compass — Minnesota Compass
Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants starting in the 1990s due to refugee resettlement programs, available jobs in meatpacking and manufacturing, and established community networks. ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar)) ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5631809/somali-immigrants-minnesota-twin-cities-trump-ilhan-omar))
How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S. — NPR
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- The U.S. Department of Labor is sending an on-site team to Minnesota.
- The team will investigate potential unemployment insurance (UI) fraud in Minnesota's benefits programs.
- The deployment represents a federal review of Minnesota's benefits programs related to unemployment claims.
- This action was reported by Alphanews on 2025-12-16T18:12:39+00:00.
- Alphanews published the report under the headline: "Department of Labor sends team to Minnesota to investigate potential unemployment fraud."
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- U.S. Department of Labor is sending an on‑site team to Minnesota to investigate potential unemployment (UI) fraud.