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Cornyn Chairs Hearing on Immigration Fraud Nationwide in the Wake of Somali Crime Schemes

Published | Video Starts at 01:40

To date, the U.S. department of justice has charged 98 defendants in the Minnesota fraud in Minnesota fraud related cases, 85 of whom are of Somali descent. So 98 have been charged, 85 are of Somali descent, 64 have been convicted. The Department of Justice has also issued more than 1,750 subpoenas, executed more than 130 search warrants, and conducted more than 1,000 witness interviews [related to the Minnesota fraud cases]. Sadly, as soon as the magnitude of the fraud was identified and amplified by an independent investigator following an appropriate surge of DHS immigration resources into Minnesota, the mainstream media … (01:40–01:54)

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Asserts that the Department of Justice has taken extensive investigative actions related to the Minnesota fraud cases.

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