Turns out, those flying saucers weren't just joyriding; they were apparently masterminding a grand scheme to relieve Minnesota of $20 billion. Who knew E.T. was such a slick con artist?

<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/69fe152ea974d69fe152ea974e.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A newly released batch of classified government documents revealed aliens had already been present for many years, and they've been actively defrauding the Minnesota government out of an estimated $20 billion.</p>