Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to the state.

Federal prosecutors are probing an alleged fraud scheme involving non-profits that allegedly misused hundreds of millions from child nutrition and Medicaid housing programs. Dozens of people have been charged,

Thompson said it was discovered that since 2018, Medicaid claims paid out $18 billion to 14 programs, and estimated more than half may be tied to fraud.

Federal prosecutors have been looking into large-scale fraud in several state programs ever since dozens were indicted and convicted in the Feeding Our Future scandal, the country's largest COVID-era pandemic fraud case that saw the theft of $250 million in taxpayer funds meant to feed children in need.

The Treasury Department is targeting businesses used to send money abroad as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up investigations into fraud within Minnesota's Somali community.