Minnesota man sentenced to 30 years in prison for defrauding taxpayers of $44 million
A Somali man in Minnesota was sentenced to 30 years in prison for defrauding taxpayers of $44 million in the Feeding Our Future scheme.
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Thursday Night Dances
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Man who yelled 'Free Palestine' during deadly attack in Boulder pleads guilty: prosecutors
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