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Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud

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A judge sentenced a man involved in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota to 30 years in prison. The fraud occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, with participants falsely claiming to have fed needy children to collect millions of dollars. This case is part of a larger scheme involving dozens of convictions and has drawn national attention, including criticism from then-President Donald Trump who used it as a reason for immigration actions in Minneapolis.

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President Donald Trump, who ridiculed the Democratic governor for failing to stop it and partly cited it as grounds for an extraordinary immigration crackdown in the state’s largest cities.

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A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, the latest punishment in a sprawling scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy children. asserted

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The depth of fraud in Minnesota — dozens of people have been convicted — has repeatedly drawn the attention of President Donald Trump, who ridiculed the Democratic governor for failing to stop it and partly cited it as grounds for an extraordinary immigration crackdown in the state’s largest cities. asserted

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Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud

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