Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to Minneapolis after a friend told them the taxpayer-funded programs there presented "a good opportunity to make money.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson held a press conference Thursday revealing five new charges in Minnesota's exploding fraud scandal and commented on the full scope.

Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown are accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $3.5 million in government proceeds in a widening scandal that has been criticized by President Donald Trump.

Federal prosecutors say a 28-year-old Minnesota woman claiming to provide services to treat children with autism stole $14 million in Medicaid funds. But state records obtained by WCCO show that her company,

The Wonewok Conference Center on Big Mantrap Lake, just north of Park Rapids, Minn., is a 180-foot-long, pine log lodge with six cottages built in 1929. 3M purchased it in 1955 and operated the retreat for 70 years. It closed and went up for sale in 2023.

Republicans eye Minnesota Senate seat expansion as Trump's narrow 2024 loss signals opportunity in traditionally blue state for GOP majority growth.

Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to the state.

In September, Freeborn County Sheriff Ryan Shea told the Minnesota Star Tribune he signed a partnership because it would save ICE agents a trip if the county held onto people they