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CALIFORNIA — California’s homelessness crisis—already the largest in the nation—has collided with a growing federal investigation into how the state managed billions of dollars intended to address the emergency. Federal auditors and prosecutors say the state’s homelessness programs were left vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse during a period when spending surged to unprecedented levels. Homeless encampment in Lancaster, California. A Crisis of Confidence in California’s Ho

MINNSESOTA  — Minnesota has become the center of one of the largest public‑funds fraud crackdowns in U.S. history. What began years ago as a series of isolated Medicaid and nonprofit fraud cases has now widened into a sweeping, multi‑agency investigation touching childcare subsidies, Medicaid programs, COVID‑era business loans, and housing stabilization services. Federal officials say the total suspected fraud could reach into the billions — a scale they describe as unprecede

By Richard Sykes — Special Investigative Report ST. PAUL, MN  — What began as a single federal indictment in 2022 has now widened into one of the largest public‑funds fraud investigations in modern U.S. history. Minnesota, long viewed as a model of social‑service generosity, is now the epicenter of sprawling federal probes into child‑nutrition programs, daycare subsidies, and other safety‑net systems — with investigators warning that the cases uncovered so far represent only