David Fahrenthold

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First, it shows the huge amount of money that flows through the nonprofit sector — one small nonprofit in Minnesota handled $197 million in just 1 year! Even tho it’s own nonprofit status was listed as revoked and its board president said he was tricked into taking the job. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m an investigative reporter for the @nytimes, writing about nonprofits. This is my first story, and it sums up so much of what drew me to the nonprofit beat. 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks to everyone who offered their ideas and expertise in response to my callout! You were an enormous help with this story. Let’s do it again soon. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Minnesota suspected a nonprofit of fraud. They paid the group $197 million anyway — saying their hands were tied, by a system that trusts nonprofits just for being. Now the FBI says that trust was exploited, in a fraud that stole millions. https://t.co/vDtAx97pnj — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: The New York Times is temporarily pulling its staff from Russia, the company said Tuesday, in the wake of a new law that effec… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Video verified by The New York Times shows the bombardment of Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. As smoke cleared from the attac… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: President Volodymyr Zelensky has inspired Ukrainians to fight Russia's invasion — and Europeans to see Ukraine in a different… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: "The president is here." President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine posted a video on social media showing him standing alongside… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: President Vladimir Putin announced he had made a decision to carry out a “special military operation” in easter… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Breaking News: The prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney’s inquiry into Donald Trump have resigned. The D.A. is… — PolitiTweet.org

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@TexasTribAbby https://t.co/Qij27wCRfZ — PolitiTweet.org

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True. @SahanJournal and the @StarTribune have both done great work on this story. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'd also love to talk to anyone who knows the two @usda programs that allegedly were defrauded, food-aid programs called CACFP and SFSP. How vulnerable are those programs, and to what kind of fraud? Tell me more here: https://t.co/zLscp0JIWC — PolitiTweet.org

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@violanorth Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

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It's -5 degrees here, I've had ice form in my eyebrows, and I've already had a source mention Minnesota Hot Dish in an interview. All before 9 am. So I do feel like I'm getting the full MN experience. — PolitiTweet.org

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Your help wanted! I'm in Minnesota this week, reporting on the FBI's allegation that "tens of millions" were stolen from programs meant to feed hungry kids here. Do you know something about Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit the FBI raided? Tell me here: https://t.co/zLscp0JIWC — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bterris: I know there are more serious things going on…. But have you ever wondered what happened to Tom Arnold, Claude Taylor, Michael… — PolitiTweet.org

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Amazing story by my colleagues. — PolitiTweet.org

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Great report from my colleague @AndrewKramerNYT at the "contact line" in eastern Ukraine, where increased shelling raised fears that Russia was creating a pretext to invade. https://t.co/SNLL3lnBAu — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @susannecraig: The N.Y. attorney general CAN interview Donald Trump and two of his adult children under oath as part of a civil inquiry… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @crypto: The source of funds for the winning bid in Melania Trump’s first NFT auction appears to be the creators of the project themselv… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NPRKelly: Compelling voices here from real people in Ukraine. Bonus: suspense over whether @mschwirtz will fall through the crust of th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @allinwithchris: “It signals that the AG has managed to peel away a pretty important layer very close to Trump in the financial architec… — PolitiTweet.org

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@terri_rupar It’s actually a cake. — PolitiTweet.org

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And please keep sending any other tips about stories in the nonprofit world! All the best leads I’ve gotten have come from you all. https://t.co/u2GtblZa02 — PolitiTweet.org

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Now I’m moving to the part of the story where I actually talk to humans, looking for people who know this nonprofit and/or the food-aid system that funded it. If you know something — about this specific case, or the broader system, I’d love to hear from you! [email protected] — PolitiTweet.org

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The numbers are interesting. This nonprofit, which only started in 2016 and had only 30 employees, grew super-rapidly to handle 26 percent of all Minnesota’s spending in two food-aid programs. https://t.co/vOtVEHbSJE — PolitiTweet.org

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I’ve started by pulling every document I can find: IRS filings, search warrants, court records, state databases of food-aid spending. What I want is a timeline, of what happened when, and a full financial picture of this nonprofit. https://t.co/XqMOy4u80d — PolitiTweet.org

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I found this story by reading the great @StarTribune coverage of the FBI’s raids last month. I want to know how anyone could lose track of *that* much money — even during a pandemic, when money was flowing fast and oversight became more difficult. https://t.co/NPDpO8EeYD — PolitiTweet.org

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WHAT HAPPENED TO $246 MILLION? The FBI says it’s found a “massive fraud” centered on a nonprofit in MN. The group had received $246M in federal aid to feed hungry kids. I’m an investigative reporter covering nonprofits. Here’s what I want to know — and how you can help… — PolitiTweet.org