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Some individuals from the Minnesota Somali community, implicated in the Feeding Our Future scandal, reportedly indulged in opulent lifestyles funded by misappropriated federal money. This revelation surfaces as Minnesota faces increased scrutiny over additional alleged fraudulent activities.
According to a report by the New York Post on Saturday, these perpetrators siphoned off hundreds of millions from federal COVID relief funds. Instead of aiding disadvantaged children, the money was allegedly used to finance extravagant living.
Court documents reveal that the misused funds supported purchases of high-end condos, luxury vehicles, and properties in Kenya, illustrating the extent of their lavish expenditures.
Among those involved is Liban Yasin Alishire, aged 43, who admitted guilt in 2023 to charges of wire fraud and money laundering. He reportedly invested $350,000 in a Kenyan resort, offering guests the luxury of hiring a personal chef during their stay.
The Post further elaborated on the case in their report.
The Post also noted:
Aimee Bock, who prosecutors said masterminded the fraud operation, was a sugar mama to her former boyfriend, Empress Malcolm Watson Jr., paying him a $1 million salary as part of a phony contract and spending lavishly while bamboozling the public money.
The couple rented Lamborghinis, Rolls Royce’s, and other exotic cars luxury cars for $2,000 per day, on their trips, according to court documents.
They also routinely took lavish vacations to Las Vegas and Graceland, with Watson Jr. flaunting his stolen wealth on social media.
In June 2024, federal prosecutors charged nearly 50 Somali Muslim immigrants in Minnesota for thieving $250 million under the Feeding Our Future umbrella scheme, Breitbart News reported.
More recently, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said half of $18 billion in welfare funds has been lost to fraud in Minnesota, per Breitbart News:
“Minnesota has become a magnet for fraud, so much so that we have developed a fraud tourism industry — people coming to our state purely to exploit and defraud its programs,” Thompson said. “This is a deeply unsettling reality that all Minnesotans should understand.”
Thompson explained that “traditional Medicare and Medicaid fraud is that people overbill,” but said the fraud in Democrat Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota has been unique in that thieves are not providing any services, just creating fake companies and filing wholly fake bills to the state.
The news comes as citizen journalist Nick Shirley and his team exposed alleged fraud in Minnesota daycare and healthcare groups linked to the Somali community.
