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Federal Homeland Security launched a major fraud investigation in Minneapolis, building on years of probes into a $300 million COVID-19 relief scam. Officials allege that over half of $18 billion in federal funds in Minnesota since 2018 may have been stolen, with most defendants identified as Somali Americans, sparking heightened tensions between state and federal authorities.
Federal Homeland Security officials have initiated a major fraud investigation in Minneapolis, following years of probes into schemes like the $300 million 'Feeding Our Future' scam. This action comes amid allegations that potentially half of the $18 billion in federal funds allocated to Minnesota since 2018 may have been stolen, prompting a surge in federal resources and escalating political tensions.
The article explores how Jamtara, a district in Jharkhand, India, became the epicenter of widespread mobile phone scams, transforming its impoverished villages with illicit wealth. It delves into the origins of these sophisticated digital frauds, the methods used by scammers like Jitu, and the profound social impact, including the disruption of traditional caste hierarchies and the emergence of a supporting 'scam economy'.
