{"id":83732,"date":"2025-12-29T18:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/83732\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T18:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:19:07","slug":"kash-patel-fbi-commits-resources-towards-large-scale-fraud-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/83732\/","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel: FBI commits resources towards &#8216;large-scale fraud&#8217; in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/\" title=\"Navigate to News\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a>Published: Dec. 28, 2025, 9:14 p.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Justice Bondi\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ZIIUDZELMBF2VC52BGGHGMSJHQ.jpg\"  \/>FBI Director Kash Patel speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QFSVBAEI6RAKLLPQC5BVPH2AOA\">The Federal Bureau of Investigation has committed resources to investigate what FBI Director Kash Patel is calling \u201clarge-scale fraud,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/fbi-investigating-minnesota-fraud-scheme-director-says-2025-12-28\/?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=69519829c9064c00015c6706&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawO-kMhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxblRRTGtpR2dnc0Y4OEdpc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsqwGYSUvPcu2ptalBhf2VlqjlqHpbmuwjzbFB60sOdAjYP89QNCtLWJ--q4_aem_Xc_qaG_t1mHvCHsI_upWhA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/fbi-investigating-minnesota-fraud-scheme-director-says-2025-12-28\/?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=69519829c9064c00015c6706&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawO-kMhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxblRRTGtpR2dnc0Y4OEdpc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsqwGYSUvPcu2ptalBhf2VlqjlqHpbmuwjzbFB60sOdAjYP89QNCtLWJ--q4_aem_Xc_qaG_t1mHvCHsI_upWhA\">recent report from Reuters<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LPUOKGZITJCZPHIPE6ZG6C273M\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2005305530651189719?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2005305530651189719?s=20\">social media post on Sunday<\/a>, Patel said that the agency has \u201csurged\u201d personnel and resources into Minnesota in response to what Patel characterized as \u201cthe tip of a very large iceberg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OONB2KMNMBDPZJYKKYBOUOQBJQ\">While Patel\u2019s post did not directly reference any instances of fraud, it pointed to \u201crecent social media reports\u201d which alleged daycare facilities were receiving public funds while being inactive, the outlet reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WBKUJAYLEBEHZGD5NNS3RFMJWQ\">The move comes as the federal government is targeting Minnesota\u2019s Somali community with fraud investigations, according to Reuters. <\/p>\n<p>Mike Matteo, a native Staten Islander, is the transportation reporter for the Staten Island Advance and SILive.com, covering everything from mass transit to potholes. 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