Minnesota Man Sentenced for Helping Somali Pirates Hold U.S. Journalist Hostage
A Somalian from Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for holding an American journalist hostage in Somalia for nearly three years. Abdi Yusuf Hassan was arrested in Minneapolis in 2019 after becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was charged with kidnapping journalist Michael Scott Moore, who was held captive […]
Two Somali men sentenced to 30 years for kidnapping of American journalist
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced Tuesday that two Somali men will be sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping an American journalist. in press release“Today, Abdi Yusuf Hassan and Mohamed Talil Mohamed were sentenced to 30 years in prison for hostage, terrorism and firearms crimes in […]
Tim Walz opened Minnesota’s door to Somali immigrants as gangs became more prevalent
Critics of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was recently named Harris’ running mate in the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, have highlighted the governor’s liberal stance on immigration despite the Somali gang problem that has plagued the Twin Cities for the past two decades. Somali gangs began to grow in Minneapolis in the late 1990s and […]
Tim Walz’s Dept. of Education Let Somali Migrant Fraudsters Steal $250 Million from Needy Kids
Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) failed to steer federal food assistance programs, allowing dozens of Somali immigrants to steal $250 million intended for children in need. In September 2022, the Department of Justice indicted 47 Somali immigrants living in Minnesota for stealing $250 million from a coronavirus relief program meant to feed […]
Feds Charge 47 Somali Immigrants with Stealing $250M in Food Aid from Children
Federal prosecutors have charged 47 Somali Muslim immigrants in Minnesota with embezzling $250 million from a coronavirus relief program meant to provide food assistance to poor children. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office call The case is “the largest pandemic relief fraud case prosecuted to date.” “Today’s indictment describes an egregious conspiracy to steal public funds […]
Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew | Piracy at sea
The Indian Navy announced on Saturday that it had recaptured the ship and rescued its crew from Somali pirates off the coast of India, ending a three-month hijacking of the bulk carrier MV Luen. The December 2023 hijacking was the first time Somali pirates successfully boarded a cargo ship since 2017. “Over the past 40 […]
Battleground state locked in clash over Somali refugee resettlement
Wisconsin, a key battleground in the 2024 presidential election, is currently a battleground over the refugee resettlement debate. Wisconsin officials are seeking a meeting with Department of Homeland Security officials about the first group of Somali refugees to settle in the state’s Eau Claire County area. The issue is also drawing attention from members of […]
Somali activist raised over $42,000 claiming she fell victim to a brick attack. Surveillance footage says otherwise.
Roda Osman, 33 years old Somali Activistclaimed in a video that went viral in September that she was violently assaulted by a man with a brick and that he then shot her away. Osman further claimed that the assault went unanswered in front of a crowd of black men who appeared to have watched the […]