announced on Jan. 5 he would not seek reelection."} 58:{"type":"p","text":"Legitimate autism centers in Minnesota faced closure amid the alleged fraud, which officials have said dates back more than a decade and involves more than $9 billion. A woman who owns an autism center in the state told The Epoch Times she was forced to put hundreds of thousands of dollars into her center to keep it afloat. "} 59:{"type":"p","text":"She blamed the Minnesota government for turning a blind eye to the “crime ring” involving fraud at Somali-run autism centers on an immense scale. "} 5a:{"type":"p","text":"The Trump administration has accused Somali nationals of largely orchestrating the widespread fraud of federal funding meant for social-welfare programs in Minnesota. In December, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had charged nearly 100 individuals—85 of whom are of Somali descent—as part of their alleged involvement in a child nutrition program scandal during the COVID-19 pandemic."} 5b:{"type":"p","text":"According to the DOJ, the nonprofit Feeding Our Future claimed to have provided millions of meals to schoolchildren."} 5c:{"type":"p","text":"“Few, if any, were fed,” former Attorney General Pam Bondi said at the time."} 5d:{"type":"p","text":"A whistleblower who works at the Minnesota Department of Human Services told state lawmaker

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