Christopher F. Rufo

Christopher F. Rufo

Foreign Fraud Gangs Are Ripping Off West Coast States

Foreign criminals “see Americans as a big, fat target.”

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Christopher F. Rufo
Jan 16, 2026
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The Somali fraud scandal has captured Americans’ imaginations. The story is almost unbelievable: Somalis in Minnesota allegedly set up fraudulent housing services, meal programs, and autism-therapy offerings, which formed part of a “web” that stole “billions of dollars in taxpayer money.” Some fraudulently obtained funds, according to federal law enforc…

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