Karoline Leavitt: “59 of those people have been convicted for their roles in…”

“In fact, 86 people have been charged in a rampant and widespread fraud scheme spanning multiple programs in Minnesota. Of those 86, 78 of those people are Somali, 91% of them charged. So far, 59 of those people have been convicted for their roles in fraud plots that have stolen $1 billion from tax in one scheme. And this is egregious. A non profit and its affiliates with these Somali migrants claimed to have fed tens of thousands of American children during the pandemic.” (25:09–25:20)

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