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Ocelot II

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10. The fraud case they're making such a big deal out of was thoroughly investigated,
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:19 AM
Monday

and the perpetrators were charged, tried and convicted. Most of the people involved were (legal) Somali immigrants, but the mastermind was a white local woman. It was a big case - a lot of money in the form of federal covid relief funds was stolen when the perps set up fake charities supposedly providing food for low-income children. But that case is over and done with, and the attorney who was managing the prosecution resigned from the US Attorneys office when DoJ directed him to investigate Renee Good and her wife as "insurrectionists." Then a right-wing provocateur claimed that immigrant-run day care centers were fake and defrauding the government because they weren't allowed to come in and film the children - even though no reputable day care center would ever allow strangers to come in, let alone video the children. They are not interested in investigating fraud, but they are using these fraud claims as an excuse to try to deport all Somalis, most of whom are US citizens and have been for years.

The invasion and occupation of MN by ICE and CBP has nothing to do with fraud or immigration.

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this welfare fraud he is talking about rampartd Monday #1
Especially 4 y/o rapists and murderers should get due process. Irish_Dem Monday #2
maybe more than any others rampartd Monday #3
They don't want one penny going to the people. Irish_Dem Monday #15
The fraud case they're making such a big deal out of was thoroughly investigated, Ocelot II Monday #10
thanks for that recap. rampartd Monday #11
"will report directly to me" bucolic_frolic Monday #4
Like Hitler, Trump/Miller cultivates personal conflicts between his subordinates Prairie Gates Monday #20
Quiet. QUIET!!! Piggy maxrandb Monday #5
Do tell................. Lovie777 Monday #6
Shit JustAnotherGen Monday #7
Accusing the Congresswoman of becoming rich while in office Diamond_Dog Monday #8
"First Lady" Melania Knauss who left Slovenia with NOTHING and is now reportedly worth more than $10B. sop Monday #24
Never seen him so concise newdeal2 Monday #9
"'Congresswoman' Illhan Omar, who left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars." sop Monday #12
Thank you. rzemanfl Monday #16
Thank you for the info MustLoveBeagles Monday #22
Trump should be in prison. Emile Monday #13
"The 50,000 Man" -- *crying* Alice B. Monday #14
Yes, blame someone else. kentuck Monday #17
LOL Trump has to start draining his own swamp leftstreet Monday #18
Der Kommissar's In Town Deep State Witch Monday #19
Please somebody plant a bug at the Homan - Bovino meeting Prairie Gates Monday #21
Fuck Tom Homan! He isn't welcome in Minnesota. Initech Monday #23
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