Media ‘complicity’ blamed as feds say Minnesota fraud crisis could reach $9B: 'Shown their true colors'

close Video Stephen Miller: Magnitude of alleged Somali fraud eclipses anyone’s ‘worst nightmare’ White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller assesses the alleged Somali fraud scandal, which he says could be the largest in American history, on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota’s sprawling fraud crisis has garnered national headlines in recent weeks, but several critics say the problem festered for years, aided by local media that appeared uninterested in holding people in power accountable. "In newsrooms, they’re told, ‘We can’t run that because we’re going to be accused of being racist,’" Townhall columnist Dustin Grage recently told Fox News Digital about news outlets in Minnesota essentially enabling the fraud by not calling out shocking taxpayer waste occurring primarily within the local Somali community. The outlet that is considered by many the top news source in the region, the Minnesota Star Tribune, has faced criticism on social media in recent days over some of its headlines, including "Minnesota Somali community grapples with fraud cases while pushing back against stereotypes" on Nov.