Fraud With Documented Video
Segment #760
Prove Me Wrong
Below is a brief search on illegal migrant fraud documented with video tape. This crisis was greatly exacerbated by Biden’s immigration policy which was purely designed to create voters to keep Democrats in power. Forget legacy media. The independent journalists doing the work are guys like Nick Shirley and Steven Robinson interviewed below by Shawn Ryan. This fraud nationwide is far worse than has been previously estimated. It speaks volumes that the legacy media is not covering this massive corruption. Forget the DEI crap and slander these folks are stealing your family’s future.
Steven Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of the Maine Wire, leads New England’s fastest-growing digital media outlet focused on exposing political corruption and organized crime across local, state, and regional levels. A native of Dexter, Maine, and Bowdoin College graduate in political philosophy, he previously worked at Regnery Publishing, produced the Howie Carr Show, and handled Barstool Sports' Kirk Minihane Show and true-crime podcast The Case, which spurred murder charges per season. During COVID-19, he quit his job to travel 35,000 miles across North America in a camper van before returning to Maine in November 2022 to revitalize the Maine Wire as an aggressive, independent platform for underreported stories, bold investigations, and commentary. Robinson's groundbreaking "Triad Weed" series, launched in August 2023 after a leaked DHS memo revealed over 270 illicit cannabis operations by Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations in Maine, uncovered a vast Chinese mafia network spanning Maine to southeast China. His reporting exposed racketeering involving black-market cannabis, human and sex trafficking, money laundering, bank fraud, illegal border crossings, neurotoxins poisoning homes, murder, and national security threats—including CCP-linked properties near U.S. Army facilities. He provided exclusive details on the exploitation of U.S. Treasury–subsidized loans that allowed foreign nationals to purchase over 70 properties..
Cited in Congressional reports and featured on CBS, Fox News, the Daily Mail, OANN, and more, Robinson's work has led to over 60 articles, property raids, arrests, Sen. Susan Collins' interrogations of intel agencies, and the documentary Triad Weed: How Chinese Mafia Infiltrated Maine. Local police praise it as a field manual, though Maine media avoids the story.
Medicaid fraud in Minnesota has been a major focus under the Trump administration in late 2025 and early 2026, with CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz (Dr. Oz) playing a central role in highlighting and investigating it. Dr. Oz, appointed to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has described the situation as potentially the "largest Medicaid scam ever" and the "tip of the iceberg," involving widespread fraud, waste, and abuse in the state's programs.
In 2024, Nick Shirley investigated California's migrant crisis at the border, filming what he described as NGOs and cartels coordinating migrant drop-offs into streets (arrest-and-release policies). He captured footage of migrants being processed and released in areas like San Diego County, highlighting costs to taxpayers (e.g., hotel housing, health care including controversial services, and local spending on migrant centers).
Baldwin, as a former California lawmaker, has referenced the state's voter rolls in the context of broader national issues, but his most prominent recent claims focus on swing states rather than exclusively California. California has faced separate, long-standing debates over voter roll integrity:
Groups like Judicial Watch have sued California multiple times (e.g., in the 2010s–2020s) alleging failure to remove ineligible voters, leading to settlements or cleanups of hundreds of thousands of registrations.
Claims of large numbers of non-citizens on rolls (e.g., past figures like 1.8 million ineligible voters) have been rated false or misleading by fact-checkers like PolitiFact, often due to conflating inactive registrations, outdated data, or legal permanent residents/motor-voter processes with actual illegal voting.
MS-13 gang members have been linked to selling fake IDs, green cards, Social Security cards, and other fraudulent identification documents to illegal immigrants (often referred to as "illegals" in conservative reporting), particularly in high-profile incidents in New York City.The most widely circulated and recent prominent case stems from a March 2024 New York Post investigation, which captured undercover video footage of alleged gang members—described as having ties to MS-13 and rival 18th Street gang—openly peddling these counterfeit documents on the streets of NYC, especially in migrant-heavy areas. Sellers reportedly offered:
Fake green cards (permanent residency documents)
Forged Social Security cards
Counterfeit IDs
Other phony paperwork needed for work, benefits, or blending in
Jon Fetherston, a former migrant shelter director (often referred to as an ex-CEO or director in reports), has been a central figure blowing the whistle. In viral videos and interviews (e.g., shared widely on X in late 2025), he described:
Working at the shelter as "the biggest mistake in his life."
Witnessing young girls being raped or assaulted, then driving victims to police stations—only for the state to allegedly cover it up or transfer perpetrators without arrests.
Excessive and fraudulent spending, including $42 per migrant meal (far above reasonable costs), $100,000+ monthly on ride-share services (e.g., Lyft/Uber for residents, even after providing them cars), and other wasteful billing.
A "disturbing pattern" of violence, sexual assaults, and fraud at taxpayer-funded "Healey Hotels" (hotels converted to shelters).
He called for federal investigations by the DOJ and even urged "border czar" Tom Homan to probe Boston-area facilities, accusing the Healey administration of concealment and profiting from no-bid deals.
James O'Keefe's O'Keefe Media Group (OMG) released undercover footage in June 2025 exposing a U.S. State Department visa specialist, Arslan Akhtar, who was caught on hidden camera admitting to coaching illegal immigrants on how to exploit loopholes to evade deportation and stay in the country. The video went viral on X and conservative media, leading to Akhtar's immediate termination by the State Department.Key Details from the Sting Operation
What Akhtar Said: In the hidden-camera footage, Akhtar (who reviewed visa applications from foreigners) explicitly stated he advises migrants on avoiding deportation. He reportedly told an undercover journalist posing as someone connected to illegal immigrants:
"Don't admit the truth. Don't tell them what you did."
He coached on how to navigate the system to exploit loopholes, helping them evade law enforcement or removal proceedings.
Additional Statements: Akhtar expressed strong anti-American and antisemitic views, including saying "Fck Americans, fck Israel" and other inflammatory remarks. He also voiced support for illegal immigration and hostility toward figures like Elon Musk.
Outcome: The State Department fired Akhtar shortly after the video surfaced (around June 20-21, 2025). Reports from outlets like Breitbart, Washington Times, The Blaze, and O'Keefe's own site confirmed the dismissal, with some describing it as a direct response to the exposure. Akhtar was accused of helping illegal aliens dodge deportation while holding a position of public trust.
Yes, there are documented allegations and examples where undocumented immigrants (often called "illegals" in conservative discussions) pay U.S. citizens or residents to use their home address as a "permanent" or mailing address for various purposes. This practice is tied to broader claims of immigration loopholes, fraud in benefits/programs, voter registration vulnerabilities, and document schemes. It's not a new or universal phenomenon, but it surfaces frequently in citizen journalism, whistleblower reports, and conservative media exposés—especially in the context of the 2024–2026 migrant surge and election integrity debates.Common Reasons and Schemes AllegedUndocumented immigrants may seek a U.S. address for:
Official documents/ID — To obtain driver's licenses, state IDs, work permits, or fake residency proofs (sometimes facilitated by NGOs or shady services).
Government benefits/applications — For things like mail-in benefits, child care subsidies, Medicaid claims, or other aid programs requiring a U.S. address.
Voter registration/mail-in ballots — In claims about non-citizen voting (though widespread illegal voting remains rare and heavily debated/debunked in most studies).
Banking, jobs, or remittances — To establish a stable address for employment verification, opening accounts, or receiving mail without using shelters/hotels.
Payments can range from small fees (e.g., $50–$200 monthly) to one-time charges, often arranged informally through community networks, social media, or middlemen.Key Examples from Recent Reports and Viral Content
Fake residency documents and government-backed groups: In 2024 viral posts (e.g., from ), claims circulated that U.S. taxpayer-funded organizations provide counterfeit residency papers to migrants. With these, individuals allegedly obtain official IDs (like driver's licenses) using fabricated info, including borrowed or paid-for addresses. This was framed as a "scam to funnel illegals into the system."
Shell companies and home addresses for visas: Recent 2026 videos show journalists exposing residential homes used as addresses for fake businesses sponsoring H-1B visas or other entries. While focused on legal visa loopholes (e.g., sham companies at home addresses to import family/friends), similar tactics are alleged for undocumented cases where addresses are "rented" for paperwork.
Broader fraud ties: In contexts like Minnesota's Medicaid/child care scandals (exposed by Nick Shirley) or New York's CDPAP, addresses play a role in overbilling or ghost providers. Some claims extend to migrants using paid U.S. addresses for enrollment in subsidized programs.
Historical/ongoing patterns: Older cases (e.g., 2019 federal prosecutions of 119 illegal aliens for identity theft and falsifying documents) and ICE worksite operations (2025) uncovered migrants using stolen identities/addresses. Critics link this to lax address verification in programs.
Fraud Evidence Presented: Biggs cited internal audits and data showing rampant abuse in the CHNV humanitarian parole program (expanded under Biden to allow certain migrants entry with U.S. "supporters"):
The same Social Security number used on at least 20 different CHNV supporter applications—happening over 3,200 times.
The same email address used on nearly 2,000 applications (20+ times each).
Identical 184-word text responses copy-pasted across more than 1,800 applications by nearly 190 supporters.
Over 460 non-existent zip codes used on applications for more than 2,800 parolees.
Ineligible groups approved as supporters, including temporary protected status holders (28,322), DACA recipients (311), refugees (64), conditional permanent residents (1,912), and others on temporary visas.
DHS had approved over 80,000 CHNV supporters who were themselves in the U.S. temporarily or illegally.
Biggs' Confrontation: He pressed Jaddou on why USCIS knew about this fraud but took no significant action to stop it or refer cases for prosecution. He accused the agency of enabling fraud and demanded accountability, framing it as willful negligence or worse under the prior administration.
Jaddou's Response: The director acknowledged awareness of some issues but appeared evasive or overwhelmed, leading to visible stuttering and hesitation in clips. Critics interpreted this as admission of complicity or obliviousness to the scale, with viral posts calling her "busted" and questioning why no one faced jail time (often tying it to "DEI hires" or Biden-era policies).
Yes, a major SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) fraud case in Massachusetts involving Antonio Bonheur and Saul Alisme was announced by federal prosecutors in December 2025. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts charged the two men—both of Haitian origin—with large-scale SNAP benefits trafficking, totaling nearly $7 million in allegedly stolen or improperly redeemed funds. This has been highlighted in conservative media and on X as an example of welfare program abuse tied to immigrant communities, amid broader discussions of fraud in states like Massachusetts.Details of the Case
Defendants:
Antonio Bonheur, 74, of Mattapan (a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Haiti), owner of Jesula Variety Store.
Saul Alisme, 21, of Hyde Park (a lawful permanent resident from Haiti), owner of Saul Mache Mixe Store.
Scheme Allegations (from the DOJ complaint affidavit and U.S. Attorney Leah Foley's press conference):
The men operated two small, understocked "ghost" storefronts on Blue Hill Avenue in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood—tiny spaces (under 500 sq ft) with minimal legitimate food inventory, described as not real grocery or convenience stores.
They allegedly trafficked SNAP benefits by exchanging EBT card funds for cash (often at a discount, e.g., $100 cash for $120 in benefits), liquor, or other ineligible items.
Redemptions were extraordinarily high: Bonheur's store redeemed about $6.8 million from September 2021 to November 2025 (hundreds of thousands monthly, peaking at levels far exceeding nearby legitimate supermarkets).
Alisme's store trafficked from May 2025 onward, with about $122,000 in redemptions.
Additional abuse: Selling donated humanitarian aid meals (e.g., MannaPacks meant for free distribution in food-insecure countries) for profit, not charitable use.
Charges: Each faces one count of food stamp fraud (7 U.S.C. § 2024(b)). They were arrested in December 2025.
Official Quote: U.S. Attorney Leah Foley stated: “These were not supermarkets. They were not full-service groceries. It would be a huge stretch to even call them convenience stores. The only thing convenient about these stores was how easy it was to commit SNAP benefit fraud.”
The case was investigated by the USDA Office of Inspector General, FBI, and other agencies. No trial outcome or convictions have been reported as of January 2026—the charges are allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Operation Twin Shield was a large-scale immigration fraud investigation led by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in collaboration with ICE and the FBI, conducted primarily in the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twin Cities) area of Minnesota from September 19-28, 2025. It targeted cases with indicators of fraud or ineligibility in immigration petitions and benefits, uncovering significant abuse in the system—often described in official announcements and conservative media as "massive" or "shocking" in scale.Key Findings and Results
USCIS reviewed over 1,000 cases flagged for potential fraud.
Officers conducted hundreds of site visits, door-to-door interviews, and document reviews.
In 275 cases (roughly 44% of those investigated, with some reports citing "nearly 50%"), authorities identified fraud, non-compliance, public safety concerns, or national security issues.
Specific fraud types uncovered included:
Sham marriages (fake unions to obtain immigration benefits).
Fake death certificates and elder exploitation schemes.
Forged documents and identity fraud.
Misuse of student (F-1) and work (H-1B) visas.
Visa overstays and other eligibility violations.
Outcomes: At least 42 cases resulted in Notices to Appear (NTAs) for removal proceedings or referrals to ICE; 4 individuals were apprehended during the operation.
Officials, including USCIS leadership, called the results a "resounding success" and a model for future operations, stating the findings "should shock all of America" due to the brazen nature of the schemes.
The operation focused on immigration-related fraud (e.g., petitions for adjustment of status, family-based immigration, employment authorizations, and certain parole programs) rather than direct Medicaid, SNAP, or child care subsidy fraud—though critics link it to broader "fraud epidemics" in Minnesota, including overlapping vulnerabilities in benefits programs exploited by similar networks.
Joseph B. Edlow, as Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) under the Trump administration, announced findings from Operation Twin Shield in late September 2025, a large-scale immigration fraud investigation focused on the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twin Cities) area in Minnesota. The operation targeted high-risk immigration cases, particularly in immigrant communities, and uncovered significant fraud in nearly half of the reviewed cases. While Edlow did not exclusively single out the Somali community in official USCIS statements, the probe centered on Minneapolis—home to one of the largest Somali-American populations in the U.S.—and viral clips/shared posts from the announcement have widely framed the results as exposing "widespread fraud among Somali immigrants" there.Key Details from Edlow's Announcement and Operation Twin Shield
USCIS reviewed over 1,000 cases flagged for potential fraud, conducting hundreds of site visits, interviews, and document checks from September 19–28, 2025.
Fraud or major issues (e.g., ineligibility, public safety/national security concerns) were identified in 275 cases—about 44–50% of those investigated.
Specific fraud types cited by Edlow and USCIS:
Blatant sham marriages (fake unions for immigration benefits, with some posts comparing patterns to Rep. Ilhan Omar's background).
Visa overstays.
Forged documents (including fake death certificates—e.g., one case involved a $100 fake Kenyan certificate to claim widowhood, while the "deceased" wife lived in Minneapolis with five children, and the individual had another wife in Sweden with three more).
Abuse of H-1B and F-1 visas (employment and student visas, including claims of working at nonexistent businesses).
Other discrepancies like multiple wives across countries, identity issues, and links to national security risks (e.g., one overstayer identified as the son of a suspected terrorist on the no-fly list).
Edlow described the findings as something that "should shock all of America," declared an "all-out war on immigration fraud," and emphasized that the operation (with ICE and FBI involvement) would lead to revocations, denials, removal proceedings, and potential criminal charges.
USCIS positioned Twin Shield as the "first of many" such targeted operations in U.S. cities, with follow-ups like Operation PARRIS surging resources to Minnesota for refugee vetting and re-interviews.
Connection to the Somali Community
Minneapolis has the largest Somali diaspora in the U.S. (tens of thousands, concentrated in areas like Cedar-Riverside), and the operation's focus there led to widespread reporting and X posts claiming it targeted or revealed fraud "among Somali immigrants."
Viral videos and threads (e.g., from accounts like
@Real_RobN
,
@Rightanglenews
) recirculated Edlow's press conference clips, often adding commentary like "nearly half of all Somali immigrants in Minnesota found to have committed immigration fraud" or listing types like marriage fraud, tax/loan fraud, money laundering (though official USCIS releases stuck to immigration-specific issues).
Broader Minnesota fraud scandals (e.g., Feeding Our Future child nutrition fraud over $250 million, Medicaid home health overbilling, SNAP trafficking) often involve Somali-owned/run entities and have been linked in conservative narratives to similar community networks, though Twin Shield was strictly immigration-focused—not direct benefits fraud like Medicaid/SNAP.
Critics and some reports note the sampling targeted high-risk cases (not random or representative of the entire community), and mainstream outlets (e.g., NYT, MPR News) described it as uncovering suspected fraud without broadly indicting the Somali population.
The scale of alleged fraud, waste, and improper payments in California across various programs is frequently described in media, audits, whistleblower claims, and viral social media as dwarfing what's been uncovered in other states (e.g., Minnesota's Medicaid/child nutrition scandals). Critics often label California the "fraud capital" under Gov. Gavin Newsom, citing billions in losses from pandemic-era programs, ongoing mismanagement, and vulnerabilities in benefits systems. These figures mix confirmed fraud recoveries, estimated improper payments, cost overruns (not always pure fraud), and unaccounted funds—.Here's a breakdown of the major categories mentioned, based on recent reports, audits, and public discussions (as of January 2026):Unemployment Insurance (EDD Pandemic Fraud)California's Employment Development Department (EDD) suffered one of the largest known fraud episodes during the COVID-19 era.
Estimates of fraudulent payments range from $10–$32 billion (e.g., state auditor reports ~$10.4 billion paid improperly early in the pandemic; later analyses pegged ~$32.6 billion in potential fraud out of $170 billion+ disbursed).
EDD recovered billions (e.g., over $5.9 billion by recent updates, plus $1.1–$2 billion in earlier waves) and blocked attempts worth $125 billion+.
This remains one of the highest single-program fraud totals nationwide, with critics calling it a "staggering" failure in detection.
High-Speed Rail ProjectThe California High-Speed Rail (HSR) program is widely criticized as a boondoggle with massive waste, cost overruns, and mismanagement (though not always direct "fraud" like theft).
Original voter-approved cost: ~$33–$40 billion (2008); current estimates exceed $100–$128 billion (with only partial track laid).
Spent to date: Tens of billions, including ~$17–$18 billion cited in viral claims as "wasted" or "fraudulent" (e.g., no full system operational after 15+ years).
Federal funds threatened or revoked under recent administrations; described as "hundreds of billions over budget" in some critiques, with calls for fraud investigations into mismanagement.
Homelessness ProgramsCalifornia has spent tens of billions on homelessness initiatives amid rising numbers.
Viral claims: $24 billion in homelessness funds "disappeared" or unaccounted for (often tied to state audits showing poor tracking).
Specific issues: Federal audits flagged risks to hundreds of millions (e.g., ~$320 million at risk due to weak anti-fraud protections); individual cases like a $23 million swindle by a South LA charity director (arrested in 2025–2026).
Broader: LA-specific waste (e.g., $218 million on unused shelter beds); task forces formed to probe corruption in homelessness funding.
Community College / Financial Aid FraudRecent surges in "Pell runners" and enrollment scams.
Estimates: Up to 34% of applications potentially fake in recent years; $10–$18 million+ stolen in aid (state/federal Pell grants up to $7,400 each) since 2021.
Over 1.2 million fake student applications reported in some 2025 accounts; colleges using AI to detect 90%+ of scammers, but fraud persists as a multimillion-dollar drain.
Medicaid (Medi-Cal) and SNAP (CalFresh)
Medi-Cal: Improper claims in hundreds of millions to billions (e.g., federal audits demanding repayment of $52.7 million+ for ineligible noncitizens; whistleblower cases in health care fraud totaling $1.67 billion resolved nationally but with CA ties; broader scrutiny of immigrant-related spending and insurer tax shuffles).
SNAP/CalFresh: Lower-profile but ongoing; EBT theft/fraud reduced recently via tech, but part of national improper payments (not billions in CA-specific fraud like unemployment). Viral posts lump it with "rife improper payments" alongside others.
