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Overturned Somali Fraud Verdict Could Help Reveal ‘Road Map’ for Reforms: Minnesota Lawmaker

A new state senator is probing a controversial case that he said could reveal how to better prevent, detect, and prosecute fraudsters.
Overturned Somali Fraud Verdict Could Help Reveal ‘Road Map’ for Reforms: Minnesota Lawmaker
Minnesota state Sen. Michael Holmstrom in his office at the Senate building in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 8, 2025. Jenn Ackerman for The Epoch Times
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
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ST. PAUL, Minn.—Two days after Minnesota state Sen. Michael Holmstrom, a Republican, was sworn in as a new state senator in November, a judge reversed a conviction in one of Minnesota’s many welfare fraud cases.

That caught his attention and sparked outrage and questions from his constituents.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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