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The Anatomy of a Scandal: Hundreds of Millions Siphoned in Minnesota
Minnesota, is currently embroiled in one of the largest social-services fraud scandals in U.S. history. Federal prosecutors have uncovered what they call “schemes stacked upon schemes” by certain non-profits that allegedly siphoned an estimated $250 million (the official number cited in federal documents, though some estimates are higher) from taxpayer-funded programs, primarily child-nutrition and Medicaid housing funds.
