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

Another federal raid in Lewiston, ME, so what else is new!

My first thought when I saw yet another federal raid (here is one last June) of a Somali business in Lewiston, ME is that I can’t wait for the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence to bring their everything-is-wonderful-in-Lewiston dog and pony show to Frederick, MD!   For readers not familiar with that story, go here, where we … Continue reading Another federal raid in Lewiston, ME, so what else is new!

Seattle: Major ISIS recruiter allegedly a Somali twenty-year-old woman

Regular readers here know that Seattle is one of the primary resettlement sites the US State Department and its contractors*** have chosen for Somali refugees.   And, be assured that the vast majority of Somalis in the US are here as refugees or the children of refugees.  Some get across the border illegally, but most are … Continue reading Seattle: Major ISIS recruiter allegedly a Somali twenty-year-old woman

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