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在官员停止处理该救济资金前，300名申请者中仅有82人被认定无欺诈行为
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据当地新闻报道，一项旨在帮助明尼苏达州受特朗普政府移民执法行动影响的企业的项目，因广泛存在的欺诈担忧已被关停。
明尼苏达州亨内平县（明尼阿波利斯所在地）委员会批准了200万美元资金，用于援助受“地铁突袭行动”影响的当地企业。“地铁突袭行动”是2025年12月在明尼苏达州启动的大规模移民执法行动。据当地报道，该县共收到约300份申请，最终向82名申请者发放了约50万美元，而超过200份申请被标记存在潜在欺诈风险。
“在发生这类欺诈事件后，仍有人觉得可以申请并逃脱惩罚，我认为这是个问题，因为显然没人对此心存畏惧，”亨内平县委员杰夫·伦德在接受Kare 11采访时表示，“除非让人们心生畏惧，否则他们会一直这么做。”
埃默：联邦突袭数十处场所后，明州欺诈打击行动传递了“明确信号”
明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹提出了一项1000万美元的紧急救助方案，用于援助受特朗普政府移民打击行动影响的小企业。（杰里·霍尔特/明尼苏达明星论坛报 via 盖蒂图片社）
唐纳德·特朗普总统针对明尼苏达州非法移民的大量言论，将矛头指向了该州的索马里裔群体，此前有报道称当地存在广泛的欺诈行为。
明尼苏达州索马里裔社区成员被指控，在部分案件中已被定罪，他们利用不存在或已停业的企业和非营利组织，从旨在帮助弱势群体的政府项目中套取资金。
欺诈专家揭露隐藏网络如何推动明州及其他重大诈骗：“犯罪团伙”
明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹于2026年3月4日在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦举行的众议院监督与改革委员会听证会上作证。该委员会举行听证会，旨在调查针对明尼苏达州社会服务和医疗补助计划的联邦资金被涉嫌滥用的情况。（盖蒂图片社）
同样，亨内平县官员报告称，许多寻求救济资金的企业提交的申请包含虚假信息，这些信息似乎是由人工智能生成的，被复制粘贴后提交给了多家企业。另有一些提交申请的企业，在该县官员实地探访时被发现根本不存在。
“后来到了某个节点，我们意识到‘好吧，这类申请的结果越来越差’。因此我们认为是时候停止该项目了。于是我们就此停止了处理流程，”伦德表示，他称绝大多数申请都存在欺诈行为。
该州的移民执法行动还引发了全国关注，此前美国公民蕾妮·古德和亚历克斯·普雷蒂于1月在明尼阿波利斯被联邦特工枪杀。
民调：沃尔兹支持率跌至史上最低，在大规模欺诈丑闻中落后特朗普：“受够了”
明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹于2026年3月4日在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦举行的众议院监督与改革委员会听证会上作证。该听证会调查了针对明尼苏达州社会服务和医疗补助计划的联邦资金被涉嫌滥用的情况。（安娜·蒙尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
明尼苏达州民主党州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹已承认有责任解决本州的欺诈问题，称解决这一问题是他“义不容辞的责任”。他此前曾表示，“任何程度的欺诈都太多了，它会破坏那些为提升我们生活质量做出巨大贡献的项目。”
不过，这位州长驳斥了将欺诈问题主要归咎于该州索马里裔社区的保守派论调。
“毫无益处的是，美国总统将整个社区妖魔化，”这位州长在2025年12月的一篇专栏文章中写道。
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesotas-anti-ice-aid-fund-becomes-latest-casualty-states-embarrassing-fraud-problem
Minnesota’s anti-ICE aid fund becomes latest casualty of state’s embarrassing fraud problem
September 17, 2026 2:01pm EDT / Fox News
Only 82 of 300 applicants could be cleared as non-fraudulent before officials stopped processing the relief funds
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A program designed to assist businesses impacted by the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota has been shut down following widespread fraud concerns, according to local news reports.
The board of Hennepin County in Minnesota, home to Minneapolis, approved $2 million in funding for local businesses impacted by Operation Metro Surge — a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota launched in December 2025. The county received roughly 300 applications and ultimately distributed about $500,000 to 82 applicants, while more than 200 applications were flagged for potential fraud, according to local reports.
“The fact that people, after all this fraud, felt that they could apply and get away with it, I think it’s a problem because clearly there’s no fear out there,” Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Lunde said, according to Kare 11. “Until we get it where people fear things, then they’re gonna keep doing it.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz proposed a $10 million emergency relief package for small businesses impacted by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.(Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Much of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric surrounding illegal immigration in Minnesota has been targeted at the state’s Somali population amid reports of widespread fraud.
Members of Minnesota’s Somali community have been accused, and in some cases convicted, of using non-existent or inactive businesses and nonprofits to siphon money away from government programs intended to help the needy.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2026. The committee held the hearing to examine the alleged misuse of federal funds intended for Minnesota social services and Medicaid programs.(Getty Images)
Similarly, Hennepin County officials reported that many businesses seeking relief funds drafted applications containing false information, seemingly fabricated by AI, that were copied, pasted, and submitted for multiple businesses. Other businesses submitting applications, meanwhile, were found not to exist when county officials made site visits.
“Then at a certain point we’re like, ‘OK, we’re getting declining results on that.’ And so we said it’s time to stop the program. So we just stopped processing at that point,” Lunde, who characterized the applications as overwhelmingly fraudulent, said.
The immigration enforcement operation in the state also drew national attention after U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti were fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis in January.
WALZ APPROVAL RATING CRATERS TO LOWEST LEVEL EVER AND TRAILS TRUMP AMID MASSIVE FRAUD SCANDAL: ‘TIRED OF IT’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2026. The hearing examined alleged misuse of federal funds for Minnesota social services and Medicaid programs.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, has acknowledged responsibility for addressing the fraud in his state, saying it is his “responsibility to fix it.” He has previously argued that “any amount of fraud is too much and undermines the very programs that do so much to raise our quality of life.”
The governor, however, has pushed back on conservative attempts to pin the fraud primarily on the Somali community in the state.
“What is not helpful is the president of the United States demonizing an entire community,” the governor wrote in a December 2025 op-ed.
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Hennepin County and Walz’s office did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Thursday.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesotas-anti-ice-aid-fund-becomes-latest-casualty-states-embarrassing-fraud-problem
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