Tourists travel to Minnesota for fraudulent state programs.

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota announced new indictments involving two men from Philadelphia who traveled to Minneapolis to exploit taxpayer-funded programs for personal gain. Anthony Waddel Jefferson and Lester Brown are accused of siphoning millions from programs meant to help individuals with disabilities and addiction, without ties to Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz has implemented safeguards against fraud, as the Trump administration’s attacks on Minnesota’s leadership continue. Multiple fraud schemes in the state have led to over $1 billion in taxpayer losses, with allegations of money funneling to al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab under investigation.

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