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“Fraud tourists” came to Minnesota because a friend said it was easy mone, says DOJ

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 18, 2025
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Minneapolis, Minnesota (Sean Pavone/shutterstock.com)

Federal prosecutors have coined a new term: fraud tourism. Two Philadelphia men allegedly traveled to Minneapolis after a friend told them Minnesota’s social programs were easy money. They had no connection to the state or its Somali-American community, which previous defendants had exploited for acce…

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