
The Audit Bombshell: How One Somalian Restaurant Bilked Taxpayers for $12 Million in Child Meal Payments
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Minneapolis MN, a shocking federal investigation into massive fraud within Minnesota’s child meal program has exposed a breathtaking lack of oversight, particularly within the state’s Department of Education (MDE). The focus has landed heavily on a Minneapolis Somalian restaurant, which allegedly funneled nearly $12 million in federal funds by fabricating feeding thousands of children a day.

