It Looks Like Ilhan Omar Just Got Directly Linked to Minnesota’s Massive Somali Fraud Problem

whose district contains the largest concentration of Somali nationals in the country, was completely unaware of the widespread fraud:

Omar was instrumental in loosening the laws that set the stage for the scheme — first by introducing the MEALS Act to Congress in March 2020, which allowed the US Department of Agriculture to issue waivers of school-meal requirements during the pandemic.

The waivers dramatically eased oversight of the federal programs by allowing restaurants to participate without any of the usual site inspections.

Omar would personally step in whenever those waivers ran out, allowing the rampant fraud to continue, Bock alleged.

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