White House says fraud proceeds by Somali migrants invested in Kenya
The White House claims proceeds from a major fraud scheme involving Somali immigrants in the US were diverted to Kenya, while President Ruto heads to Washington for landmark regional peace talks...
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The White House has implicated Kenya as a recipient of alleged fraud proceeds from a massive scheme involving Somali migrants in the United States, intensifying criticism of US refugee and asylum policies by the Trump Administration.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Somali immigrants in Minnesota of defrauding US taxpayers of nearly $1 billion in a pandemic-related fraud case.
- Of the eighty-six individuals charged in Minnesota, 78 (or 91 percent) are Somali immigrants, with 59 already convicted.
- Allegedly, the defrauded funds were used to purchase "houses, luxury cars, and real estate in Turkey and Kenya."
- The allegations come as President William Ruto travels to Washington, D.C. for a peace agreement signing and high-level engagements.
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