The Trump administration is freezing $10 billion in childcare and welfare funds for five states due to fraud concerns, potentially impacting low-income families and child care providers, with broader implications for the economy and social services.
The Trump administration is deploying around 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis for a 30-day operation targeting immigration enforcement and fraud, marking one of the largest DHS deployments in recent years amid ongoing fraud scandals and community tensions.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has decided to withdraw from his reelection bid amid ongoing welfare fraud investigations, despite his national prominence as a 2024 vice-presidential nominee, while Senator Amy Klobuchar is considering a run for governor.
The Trump administration has frozen federal child care funds nationwide, focusing on verifying programs amid allegations of fraud, particularly in Minnesota, leading to political controversy and concerns about impacts on families and providers.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has frozen child care assistance payments in Minnesota amid unverified fraud allegations, causing confusion and concern among providers and families about the impact on services and funding, with ongoing investigations and calls for transparency.
The Department of Health and Human Services has frozen all child care funding for Minnesota, citing allegations of fraud and misuse of funds by daycare centers, prompting a demand for a comprehensive audit and new fraud-reporting measures, amidst political tensions and investigations into the scandal.
The Trump administration announced the freezing of child care funds to Minnesota and demanded an audit due to alleged widespread fraud, particularly involving Somali-operated centers, amidst ongoing investigations into previous large-scale fraud schemes. Minnesota officials and community leaders have criticized the move, viewing it as politicized and unfairly targeting the Somali community, while the administration emphasizes efforts to combat fraud and ensure accountability.
Homeland Security is investigating a large-scale fraud in Minneapolis related to the misappropriation of federal funds, including a significant scheme at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, amid ongoing tensions between federal and state authorities and concerns over misuse of taxpayer money.
Homeland Security agents are conducting a large-scale investigation into over 30 sites in Minneapolis, focusing on rampant fraud related to childcare and other programs, amid broader concerns about Medicaid fraud and immigration enforcement. The effort follows recent statements from FBI and DHS officials highlighting significant fraud issues in Minnesota, with investigations into billions of dollars in alleged Medicaid fraud and related criminal activities.
Hugh Croskery, founder of the collapsed SSL investment firm in Jamaica, was seen leaving a police operation related to an investigation into alleged fraud involving over US$30 million and 200 client accounts. Croskery denies involvement, and authorities are conducting coordinated searches at multiple premises, with plans to question him further. This marks the first major law enforcement action in the case in over a year.
Federica Mogherini, the former EU foreign policy chief, is under investigation for fraud related to EU-funded training programs, with searches conducted at the College of Europe and the European External Action Service, amid allegations of procurement fraud, corruption, and conflict of interest.
Ursula von der Leyen faces a major crisis as a fraud investigation leads to the detention of two prominent EU figures, threatening to undermine the credibility of European institutions amid ongoing corruption scandals.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins criticized the SNAP program, calling it 'corrupt' amid the government shutdown that halted benefits for 42 million Americans, and highlighted efforts to combat fraud and misuse, despite legal challenges from some states.
The Justice Department has initiated a fraud investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, prompted by claims from Trump loyalist Ed Martin that she falsified mortgage documents, amid ongoing efforts by Trump to oust her.
A joint fraud investigation by UK and French authorities has been launched into Thales, a major defence and aviation firm, over suspected bribery and corruption related to arms sales. The probe follows searches of Thales offices in France, the Netherlands, and Spain. The Serious Fraud Office and Parquet National Financier are leading the investigation, with Thales cooperating but refraining from further comment. Thales is a key contractor for the UK government, recently securing significant defence contracts.