Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, 28, a citizen and resident of Kenya, was indicted today in federal court on an international money laundering charge. Sheikh becomes Defendant No. 74 in the…
Khadar Jigre Adan, now aged 62, became the third and final defendant associated with the JigJiga business and entertainment center to plead guilty in the Feeding Our Future case. Adan…
Behind the blue door. Hussein Mohamed Farah appeared in federal court in downtown Minneapolis this afternoon to enter the 47th guilty plea in the sprawling Feeding Our Future scandal. Farah,…
The JigJiga is up for Ahmed Yasin Ali, age 60, who pled guilty this afternoon (Friday) at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Ali is Defendant No. 37 (out of…
Following a law passed last year, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), in conjunction with the Department of Revenue, has created a Taxpayer Receipt, an interactive tool where Minnesotans can check…
Said Shafii Farah, age 43, entered a guilty plea in the attempted juror bribery case arising out of the first Feeding Our Future courtroom trial conducted last year. He pled…
For Minnesota teachers, the financial health of the Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) — the single default defined benefit pension plan for the majority of teachers in the state — affects…
Much of the discussion around the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) has centered around its reforms to Medicaid eligibility but, of course, the bill contained much else — it was “Big,” after…
Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau publishes the Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. This is the country’s only source for state and local spending data, allowing a…
The fraud-ridden Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program at the state Dept. of Human Services (DHS) was shut down late last month and payments to all program providers were stopped. When…
Back in May, I wrote about the proposed hike in Minnesota’s cannabis tax from 10% to 15%. That wasn’t all: Another change which has been less noted is the proposal…
Guhaad Hashi Said became the 52nd defendant convicted in the sprawling free-food scandal this afternoon at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Said, now age 49, entered the 45th guilty…
From the U.S. Attorney’s press release: Hussein Mohamed Farah, the executive director of New Vision Foundation, a non-profit located in St. Paul, Minnesota, was charged by information with one count…
On Wednesday, Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, now aged 36, received a sentence of 28 years in federal prison from U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel. He was convicted on 23 felony counts…
Applying the DOGE lens to the state budget. Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news about the state budget? How about the bad news: We…
As horror stories continue to circulate about the thousands who could lose Medicaid coverage due to the “work requirements” and “eligibility checks” in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), two…
Joe Thompson gets results. The acting United States Attorney for Minnesota launched an investigation into the fraud-riddled Medicaid program Housing Stabilization Services (HSS). Don’t be confused. HSS doesn’t provide actual…
Hibo Daar pled guilty to one count of wire fraud this morning in the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. She becomes the 51st defendant convicted in the Feeding Our Future…
The story on Alpha News is horrifying: Islamic center writes ‘community support letter’ for Somali immigrant convicted of raping a 12-year-old. The convicted felon is one Qalinle Ibrahim Dirie, age…
On its own, fraud is disturbing. It presents a failure on the state government to safeguard taxpayers’ money, eroding trust. But in a high-tax, high-spending state like Minnesota, the continued…
There should be far less of it. Ideally, the amount of fraud perpetrated against state and federal welfare programs should be zero. That’s my controversial opinion. Someone else who doesn’t…
Cut the waste, save the budget. Eight years ago, American Experiment asked Minnesotans in our quarterly Thinking Minnesota Poll if they thought state government spends too much, not enough, or…
From the Minnesota Star Tribune this evening (Monday): Minnesota halts payments to housing program providers amid fraud investigation. The Star Tribune quotes the governor: The payments that were scheduled to…
How much fraud is there in Minnesota state government? Many people, mostly taxpayers, including me, want an answer to that question. Two people who do not want an answer to…