I wrote the other day about the cesspool of fraud and corruption that is Lewiston, ME.
It is a mini-Minneapolis, and far less prominent in people's minds because, well...Maine. Who thinks about Maine?
#Maine #MEpolitics
— TheUnquirer (@unquirer) December 11, 2025
WGME CBS 13 - Maine's Somalian Fraud Scheme
This is wild folks🔥
This is what our local media SHOULD be doing.
Democrat AG refuses to speak. Gov. Mills refused to act. Dr. Abdullahi Ali, Somalian founder refuses to respond.
Their offices in Lewiston &… pic.twitter.com/b79KErOTEI
But you would be surprised. Maine turns out to be another jurisdiction where Somalis have settled and begun to pillage the coffers of the state like the Vikings pillaging monasteries long ago. And, like those monasteries, the region is defenseless.
🚨 BREAKING: A Somali man indicted on fraud, theft, gun charges, and residency concerns has been sworn in to the Lewiston, Maine City Council.
— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 7, 2026
Democrats are backing his appointment.pic.twitter.com/0NE4nK2m1M
The pillaging is brazen. After a horrific mass shooting, the state set up a relief fund for the victims, who subsequently were left out in the cold as the fund set up for Governor Janet Mills was raided to fund local Somali nonprofits.
Report from Lewiston City Hall:
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) January 8, 2026
We can officially confirm that Iman Osman has resigned from the Lewiston City Council.
Osman reportedly listed 210 Blake Street (condemned building) as his address on court documents yesterday, likely a violation of his bail conditions. pic.twitter.com/xgfEUY5QUk
You see the same pattern of health care fraud, and the same brazenness and political maneuvering between Somali fraudsters and local Democrats.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Journalist finds $2M "home health" center in Maine located next to a SOMALI MONEY WIRING SERVICE
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 21, 2026
They don't even freaking hide it.
In one building, TEN businesses are home health. Nobody is ever there.
They are funded by our tax dollars. IT'S FRAUD.
"That's a… pic.twitter.com/w5TPHk9C3x
"That's a $2 million home health care agency. You can see it's located right next to two money-wiring services. Right next to it you have DahabShiel. DahabShiel is the official money-wiring service of the Central Bank of Somalia." 🤯
"We're here in Portland, Maine. We found of the businesses that are registered in here, of the 20-something businesses, 10 of them are home health care businesses."
"As you can see, Prestige Home Care, Brightstar Home Care, Atlanta Community Support, Five Stars Home Health Care, Prime Home Care, LLC."
"It's a trend we saw in Minnesota, one that the Minnesota House Oversight Committee on Fraud tells NewsNation is a giant red flag, large clusters of health care providers in one location."
"This building right behind me has 22 different home and community-based health care companies registered in the building."
OWNER: "Some I highly question. Nobody's ever here, and if it was one or two or three or four, but when there's 10, I've had as many as 12 or 13 probably before."
It's not just Lewiston, of course. Governor Janet Mills has enabled this fraud throughout the state, and I have little doubt we will find that the Democratic Party enjoys the same flow of money from the Somali community there as here in Minnesota.
Maine has an accountability crisis, and the situation in Lewiston is a prime example: pic.twitter.com/5cs3kNqd7f
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) January 12, 2026
I wouldn't call it an accountability crisis. It is an organized crime scheme, with top state officials well aware of and likely benefiting from it.
The Somali’s have a pretty good racket set up in Lewiston Maine, Gateway community services is a nonprofit shell company that Governor Mills funnels MaineCare money to and that money gets backfilled by us the US taxpayer.
— 𝓜𝓐𝓖𝓐 𝕏 𝓣𝓘𝓜𝓔𝓢 𝓓𝓐𝓘𝓛𝓨 𝓝𝓔𝓦𝓢🇺🇸 (@MAGA_X_Times) December 21, 2025
Governor Mills enjoys the same perks as our friend Tim… pic.twitter.com/fn9QJe6jwx
Now that Lewiston's Somali City Council member has resigned due to his fraud, including fraudulently claiming he lived in the city, the Council is debating what to do. Here is how they are taking citizen testimony.
3 minutes for people who don’t speak English then 3 minute translation period agreed on by council. Being told to the audience. pic.twitter.com/Pjvpyi5EjU
— All Politics is Local with Jon Fetherston (@LocalPoliticsis) January 21, 2026
It's insane.
Somali-led nonprofit NGO raked in millions in Medicaid cash tied directly to My Maine Gov. Janet Mills.
— Moni 💕 (@MoniFunGirl) January 5, 2026
New Eng;and Homeland Security got involved and raided TWO fronts for fraud here in Lewiston Maine. #mepolitics
What’s driving outrage:
• $1.6M+ flagged in alleged… pic.twitter.com/k14vGJGUbj
You may be shocked that Maine, of all places, is a hotbed of corruption, and I would have been too, not so long ago. But this is the business model of the Democratic Party now.
You gave a no bid contract to this man and he stole millions from the state. Your taxpayers were robbed and you need to be held responsible. pic.twitter.com/o9t91LedU1
— Hernan Cortes (@CyberPunkCortes) January 15, 2026
The Trump administration, having been alerted to the mess, has descended on the city, and the state government is responding there as has been happening in Minnesota. They have gone into full cover-up mode.
Ice Agents Lewiston Maine - This Is Getting Wild 🔥
— TheUnquirer (@unquirer) January 20, 2026
It appears the Trump administration has orchestrated a mass blitz into Maine - surprising the Leftists/Democrats in the state. Janet Mills has frantically ordered an emergency enactment of "Sanctuary State" demanding local &… pic.twitter.com/0R8n2Olj2W
It appears the Trump administration has orchestrated a mass blitz into Maine - surprising the Leftists/Democrats in the state. Janet Mills has frantically ordered an emergency enactment of "Sanctuary State" demanding local & state PD immediately HALT all ICE assistance.
We've gotten reports that local PD & state PD have jointly helped in many of these raids today in some form or manner. We are trying to confirm - there appears to be some level of open rebellion against Maine Democrats within the police & sheriff forces in our state.
Democrats give us all sorts of happy talk about how "diversity is our strength," and when people start looking into the corruption that underlies this "diversity," they start screaming "Racism!"
🚨BREAKING: Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is refusing to issue new confidential license plates to ICE Agents for impending raids.
— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) January 18, 2026
Lewiston ME is running rampant with Somali fraud and the state is protecting it’s pirates. pic.twitter.com/GhvdlU9SC1
We no longer care. This is a grift. This is a business model.
Just the tip of the iceberg for Maine. Just the beginning of the story for every blue state. The angry voices screaming at us to stop noticing tell you all you need to know. https://t.co/uTm90OXn8j
— Tom Shattuck (@tomshattuck) January 20, 2026
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