Ex-Vikings captain Jack Brewer opens up on witnessing Somalis flooding luxury stores amid alleged fraud

Brewer previously said he saw Somali alleged fraudsters buy luxury sports cars in his state, and revealed what he saw in the halls of his state's malls in the late 2000s to early 2010s.

"They weren't necessarily doing well in the economy, so you'd always wonder how they get so much money. They're at the mall, they're shopping, they're at Louis Vuitton stores and they're buying them," Brewer said.

"You didn't expect Somali immigrants who were supposedly coming here to flee their country doing that well. So I always questioned that. And when you started to look, it started to all make sense."

Brewer was a standout special teams player and team captain for the Minnesota Vikings. Signed as a free agent, he played 15 games in 2002, leading the team in special teams tackles and securing his first career interception against Green Bay. He was named team captain in 2003.

Back in early January, shortly after the allegations of fraud became a widespread national story, Brewer came forward to recall seeing alleged fraudsters at Maserati dealerships.

"A lot of people want to use race and color and all of these different things, but when you start to look at populations, people need to come here to work," Brewer said Saturday. "You don't come here and rob a nation...

The raids center on federal fraud investigations into largely Somali-owned businesses, including childcare facilities that registered their daycare with the state but were allegedly billing for care that was not provided.