Minnesota’s largest scandal just turned from embarrassing to downright dangerous — and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is demanding a federal investigation into how millions in taxpayer money may have ended up in the hands of Al-Shabaab, an Islamic terrorist organization aligned with Al-Qaida.

In a blistering letter to U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, Emmer laid out the shocking allegations: under Democrat Gov. Tim Walz’s watch, as much as $1 billion in taxpayer funds may have been stolen through massive welfare fraud schemes — and federal counterterrorism sources now say a portion of that stolen cash was sent through Somalia’s shadowy hawala network before landing directly in the pockets of terrorists.

“This is unacceptable,” Emmer wrote. “Given the inaction and improper handling of fraud by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and his administration, we urge you to open an investigation into reports that Minnesota taxpayer dollars are ending up in the hands of the Al-Shabaab terrorist network.”

The bombshell comes after City Journal revealed that federal counterterrorism experts confirmed millions of dollars from Minnesota were wired to Somalia via hawala operators — an informal and notoriously untraceable money-transfer system long used by extremist groups.

One confidential federal source didn’t sugarcoat it, calling Minnesota taxpayers “the largest funder of Al-Shabaab.”

Fraud Exploded Under Walz — And His Administration Looked the Other Way

Emmer’s letter also torched Gov. Walz for years of incompetence, negligence, and outright refusal to address rampant fraud. Since 2020, Emmer and other Republicans have repeatedly demanded accountability over schemes such as:

* The Feeding Our Future scam
* The Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) scandal
* Fraud in the Child Care Assistance Program
* Abuse of the EIDBI (Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention) program

All told, officials estimate the total amount stolen could easily top $1 billion — an astonishing figure for a single state.

But now the consequences are far more severe than bureaucratic mismanagement. According to Emmer, Minnesota’s massive Somali community — the largest in the U.S. — has individuals accused of exploiting these welfare programs, sending money back to Somalia through the hawala system, where the transfers allegedly “ultimately landed in the hands of Al-Shabaab.”

Indictments Mount — And This Is “Just the Beginning”

Federal prosecutors recently announced 18 press releases detailing criminal indictments for HSS fraud alone. Eight people were charged — six of whom belong to Minnesota’s Somali community:

* Moktar Hassan Aden
* Mustafa Dayib Ali
* Khalid Ahmed Dayib
* Abdifitah Mohamud Mohamed
* Christopher Adesoji Falade
* Emmanuel Oluwademilade Falade
* Asad Ahmed Adow
* Anwar Ahmed Adow

According to U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger and others, the fraud isn’t typical overbilling — many of these entities were purely fictitious companies created solely to siphon taxpayer dollars.

“This is only the beginning,” a federal official warned.

Emmer: Money for Children Went to Terrorists

Emmer ended his letter with a blunt, devastating assessment:

“It’s bad enough that these individuals are defrauding our state, taking services and funds away from children and the most vulnerable. But now there is good reason to believe Minnesota taxpayer dollars are going straight into terrorists’ hands.”

This scandal now reaches far beyond Minnesota politics. If federal investigators confirm even a fraction of these allegations, Tim Walz’s administration may have presided over one of the largest accidental terror-financing operations in U.S. history — all because Democrats prioritized identity politics and sanctuary-state leniency over basic oversight.

Republicans are demanding accountability. And finally, it appears the rest of the country is paying attention.