Minnesota Food Scam during Covid $250 million fraud

Forty-seven people have been charged in what US authorities say is the largest case yet of pandemic fraud, accusing the defendants of a “brazen” scheme to swindle millions from a program intended for low-income children and using it to “enrich themselves”.

Those charged in the scheme are accused of creating companies that claimed to be offering food to tens of thousands of children across Minnesota, then sought reimbursement for those meals through the US Department of Agriculture’s food nutrition programs. Prosecutors say few meals were actually served, and the defendants used the money to buy luxury cars, property and jewelry. Authorities say $250m was ultimately stolen from the federal program.

“This $250m is the floor,” Andy Luger, the US attorney for Minnesota, said at a news conference.

The scheme extended from the Twin Cities down to Rochester and all but 2 of the 47 charged were African descent, not of US origin.  We discuss the origin of another government fraud scheme in Mississippi with Brett Favre being involved.  Our overall projectory has claims of racist tendencies.