Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis are investigating serious and pervasive welfare fraud in the Somali community. It’s an inevitable consequence of the perpetual growth of America’s welfare state.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson has charged eight Minnesota men, six of whom are Somali, with wire fraud for setting up fake companies to steal money from the Housing Stability Services program, part of the state’s Medicaid offerings. After costs soared, the Minnesota Department of Human Services is currently in the process of shutting it down.

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