USDA suspends federal awards to Minnesota over reported fraud.

The US Department of Agriculture announced it has suspended millions in federal awards to Minnesota effective immediately after Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency uncovered what she described as massive fraud; the USDA said the pause will remain until sufficient proof is provided that the fraud has stopped.

The US Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that it had suspended federal financial awards to Minnesota effective immediately. The agency said the action followed findings it described as large-scale fraud. Secretary Brooke Rollins posted about the situation on X and characterized the discovery as serious. Key points: - The USDA announced a suspension of millions in federal awards to Minnesota, with the suspension effective immediately. - Secretary Brooke Rollins said on X that the administration had uncovered what she described as massive fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis. - The USDA said the funding pause will remain in place until it receives sufficient proof that the reported fraud has stopped. Summary: The suspension halts federal awards to Minnesota and was announced by the USDA as a response to alleged large-scale fraud. The agency states the pause will continue until sufficient proof is provided that the fraud has ceased.