Lewiston, ME: Wealthy Somali couple sentenced in housing fraud scheme

We earlier reported on the case of husband and wife welfare fraudsters here in 2010 and 2012.     More of David Lubell’s immigrant entrepreneurs?     They have now been sentenced to a measly few months in prison and three years on probation after serving their time. Unhappy, and not at all remorseful, they are appealing … Continue reading Lewiston, ME: Wealthy Somali couple sentenced in housing fraud scheme

Somali fraudsters exposed in Lewiston, ME and Columbus, Ohio

The Lewiston fraud is your run-of-the-mill welfare fraud (with a little alleged forgery and some lying thrown in!) which we are becoming familiar with in the cities, like Columbus and Lewiston, that have “welcomed” diversity.  The Columbus story adds an interesting and new piece of information about the creative ways refugees are defrauding Uncle Sam. … Continue reading Somali fraudsters exposed in Lewiston, ME and Columbus, Ohio

More Somali welfare fraud in Lewiston, ME: housing fraud this time

Ho hum, we have reported many stories about fraud busts in Lewiston, Maine’s little Mogadishu.  We’ve heard about food stamp fraud and home health care fraud, now it’s alleged housing assistance fraud. To fully understand what has happened to Lewiston and Maine generally, readers should visit this post from the fall of 2009 about Maine, … Continue reading More Somali welfare fraud in Lewiston, ME: housing fraud this time

Lewiston, ME article demonstrates widespread nature of home health care fraud

Yesterday the Lewiston Sun Journal published a lengthy account of the home health care fraud we reported nearly two weeks ago involving Somali businesses in that city.  Hat tip:  a friend from Maine.   Of course there is no mention of the fact that the immigrants involved are Somali.  Lewiston is home to thousands of Somali … Continue reading Lewiston, ME article demonstrates widespread nature of home health care fraud

Lewiston folks, take note of Nashville Somali fraud allegations

The story is from 2007, but I mentioned it here in February.   The federal government is funding a Somali Center in Nashville that should have been thoroughly investigated by the Inspector General’s office in the Department of Health and Human Services two years ago but apparently never was.   Just now I received these news clips … Continue reading Lewiston folks, take note of Nashville Somali fraud allegations