Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just announced a new whistleblower tip line to uncover the details of the Somali fraud in Minnesota, offering ‘financial rewards’ to those who tell them the “who, what, when, where, and how” of this fraud.
Here’s what Bessent said:
President Trump has been clear that Americans have a right to know that their tax dollars are not being diverted to fund acts of global terror or to fund luxury cars for fraudsters. At Treasury, we follow the money. We did it with the mafia, we have done it with the cartels, and we’re doing it with the Somali fraudsters. We are going to offer whistleblower payments to anyone who wants to tell us the who, what, when, where, and how this fraud and money laundering has occurred.
President Trump has been clear that Americans have a right to know that their tax dollars are not being diverted to fund acts of global terror or to fund luxury cars for fraudsters. At Treasury, we follow the money. We did it with the mafia, we have done it with the cartels, and… https://t.co/YRP9pzgJ3n
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) February 13, 2026
I really hope they get to the truth, and fast. Although, and I could be wrong, it sounds like they’ve hit a dead end if they are asking for tips.