Minneapolis (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday that 17 additional fake nonprofit organizations have been shut down for defrauding federal child nutrition programs.
This will occur as a test on a large scale of people nourishing our future The fraud case continues to be prosecuted in federal court.
The Attorney General’s office announced that a Hennepin County judge ordered the sham nonprofit shut down in order to comply with the lawsuit after an investigation revealed that “the nonprofit’s officers and directors misused nonprofit assets, did not conduct legitimate nonprofit activities, and failed to cooperate with the Attorney General’s investigation and investigation.”
According to reports, the investigation showed evidence of so-called nonprofits misusing bank records and providing abandoned or false addresses, all to take advantage of federal child nutrition programs around the beginning of the pandemic. It has been reported that it was established.
The Attorney General’s Office announced that the following “nonprofit defendants” have been dissolved by court order:
The Attorney General’s Office also filed 23 complaints in October 2023 against charitable organizations in Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Stearns and Rice counties. Of these organizations, six of his companies have voluntarily resolved complaints: Advanced Youth Athletic Development, Bet On Better Future, Community Enhancement Services Inc., Serving Younger Generation, Urban Advantage Services, Xogmaal Media Group and Xogmaal Media Services. did.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a statement saying, “The leaders of these 17 nonprofits appropriated funds intended to feed children and undermined the public’s trust in charities. After a thorough investigation, we successfully shut down these fake nonprofits and ensured they can never be used for their fraudulent purposes.”
Officials say anyone with information about the misuse of nonprofit resources can share information. online.
Information about the laws regulating nonprofit organizations can be found here.
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office can also be reached at (651) 296-3353 (metropolitan areas), (800) 657-3787 (Minnesota), or (800) 627-3529.
