House Oversight Committee accuses Walz, Ellison of ‘fueling’ Minnesota’s fraud explosion

WASHINGTON – A Republican-led House panel completed its probe into allegations of fraud in Minnesota’s social service programs and urged Vice President JD Vance to dive deeper into a matter it said was ignored by Gov. Tim Walz for political reasons.

The House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has been investigating allegations that Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison ignored rampant fraud in the state’s social service programs, which are funded wholly or in part by federal dollars.

The 205-page document alleged that little was done to stop fraudulent activity – including false vendors and kickbacks.

The report released Monday, titled “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison F...