Let us look at the data, figures, and entities. In the US, of the
~3,500 criminal cases by the DoJ,
~1,650 by the IRS, and
~1,500 by GAO,
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~70 individuals had been charged, with 37 pleading guilty (mostly non-Somalis), and whilst many are Somalis, a large proportion (more than half) are presumed non-Somalis mostly of Oromo extraction, many claiming of being ethnic Somalis. In total, ~33 defendants are of Somali extraction.
Now, let us do the numbers:
Total cases by the DoJ, IRS, and GAO:
~6,650
Presumed Somalis:
~33
0.0049%
To put that in perspective, here are top sample legal cases by State & Entities:
- Rosalend Way & James Austin Jr. Georgia DOJ/IRS-CI loan fraud
- Oscar Hills IV Louisiana DOJ/IRS-CI fraud and money laundering
- Rami Saab (aka Rami Hasan) New York DOJ Multi-loan conspiracy
- James Elliott Davis II Florida DOJ Fake PPE investment scheme
- Irvin C. Francois III Louisiana DOJ fraud and laundering
Now, why vilify, and focus upon the Somali community in MN when in reality their role is immaterial, negligible, and almost non-existent standing merely at 0.0049% of the 6,660 alleged cases?