thegeneral 3,214 Posted July 10, 2023 Link Lots of different versions of this story, podcasts, etc. This is a recent summary. Essentially, a certain percentage of people are crooks and will scam. There isn’t a way to do what we did and not have this happen but these people should be tracked down and put in the slammer. Even this is debatable as there are so many who scammed at what point is it worth the effort and what do you do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,193 Posted July 10, 2023 That link is a scam, not touching it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,273 Posted July 10, 2023 22 minutes ago, weepaws said: That link is a scam, not touching it. Huh? Are you gonna catch a case of the satans by reading Rolling Stone? It's a good article. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,214 Posted July 10, 2023 The Daily had a great podcast on this a couple months back. Some people in Minnesota stole 100’s of millions scamming this system. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted July 10, 2023 1 hour ago, weepaws said: That link is a scam, not touching it. It's absolutely legit. Why would you call it a scam ? The most gullible state in the nation (Minnesota) was hit especially hard. From the US Department of Justice website: Nonprofit Feeding Our Future and 200+ Meal Sites in Minnesota Perpetrated the Largest COVID-19 Fraud Scheme in the Nation. Aimee Bock & her husband Empress Malcolm Watson Jr Abdiaziz Farah & his brother Said Farah bought cars & real estate in Minnesota and Kenya Abdihakim Ali Ahmed Abdikadi Mohamud Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh: Suspected of setting up shell companies to hide money. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur: Suspected of money laundering Abdinasir Abshir Abdirahman Ahmed Abdiwahab Aftin: Suspected of money laundering Abdulkadir Nur Salah: Spent $2.8 million on a Minneapolis office building, & gave Bock a $310,000 kickback. Ahmed Artan Ahmed Ghedi Bekam Merdassa: St. Paul’s Youth Inventor’s Lab. $3.6 million Filsan Mumin Hassan: Youth Higher Educational Achievement. $1.4 million. Guhaad Said: Advance Youth Athletic Development, aka Central Avenue Lofts. $3.2 million Hadith Yusuf Ahmed: Suspected of money laundering Mahad Ibrahim: The Mind Foundry $16 million. Mohamed Jama Ismail: Suspected of money laundering. Qamar Ahmed Hassan: S&S Catering $13.8 million. Sagal Aden Sahra Mohamed Nur: Academy for Youth Excellence, $4.1 million Salim Said: Used misappropriated funds on a $950,000 house in Plymouth with an indoor basketball court. See a pattern ? That's the thanks the state received for being the most welcoming. 4 or 5 years earlier, they pulled a similar scam with state daycare. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted July 10, 2023 1 minute ago, thegeneral said: The Daily had a great podcast on this a couple months back. Some people in Minnesota stole 100’s of millions scamming this system. Correction: Somali in Minnesota stole 100’s of millions scamming this system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,436 Posted July 10, 2023 All the desert people are natural scammers and grifters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,214 Posted July 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, easilyscan said: Correction: Somali in Minnesota stole 100’s of millions scamming this system. That is true, along with US folks. This was happening at some level throughout the country. Hundreds of millions were no doubt stolen. Money was just there for the taking because of the desire to get it to people so quickly. At the same time it allowed the country to continue moving forward during pandemic. It is a very complex issue but def highlights people are pretty much the worst. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
