USDA Suspends Payment to Minnesota’s Food Programs Over Suspected Fraud

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended payments for all federal food programs in Minnesota and Minneapolis Friday over alleged fraud and abuse of federal funds statewide. “Enough is enough!” USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins posted on X, announcing the suspension. “The Trump administration has uncovered massive fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis—billions siphoned off by fraudsters. And those in charge have zero plan to fix it.” The agency plans to suspend all payments of federal financial awards to the state and city—totally about $130 million—until state and local officials provide documentation detailing expenditures and transactions for the past year, Rollins said....