An imposing office building along University Avenue in St. Paul is at the center of an FBI investigation into another potential fraud in Minnesota.
Last week, the FBI searched the office of Brilliant Minds Services LLC on the first floor of the Griggs-Midway building, a large, low-slung office complex dominating the corner of University and Fairview avenues as “part of an investigation into a massive scheme to defraud the Housing Stabilization Services Program,” according to a search warrant affidavit filed in federal court. The housing program was established to help seniors and people with disabilities find and maintain housing.
This building, the FBI affidavit points out, houses 22 businesses described as providing housing services that took in a combined $8 million between January 2024 and this May. That’s far more money than the state estimated the entire program would cost. The investigation could grow as state officials are looking into dozens more providers connected to the Griggs-Midway building.
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