It appeared to be a haven for struggling immigrant families — a place for meals, language classes, and hope. But inside the “New Beginnings Community Resource Center” in Minneapolis, federal agents uncovered a far darker reality. Hidden behind walls and ceiling tiles lay $2.52 million in cash. Behind a door labeled “Staff Only,” 23 victims were confined in windowless rooms, trapped in forced labor and debt bondage. Authorities revealed the operation was led by a former cartel operative who allegedly used the nonprofit as a front to launder more than $47 million. What seemed like charity was, in truth, a sophisticated criminal enterprise hiding in plain sight.