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The U.S. House Oversight Committee is accusing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of “one of the most stunning oversight failures” regarding the handling of taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs.
The report issued on Monday claims senior state officials knew of systemic fraud as early as 2019, but did not stop payments to suspicious providers.
The report goes on to say that state agencies had the power to suspend or stop payments without waiting for direction from courts, law enforcement or the federal government.
“Today’s report is the culmination of months of investigative work and reveals hard evidence showing how the Walz Administration failed to stop widespread fraud, allowing criminals to enrich themselves at the expense of American taxpayers,” Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said in a statement. “It is now clear the Walz Administrati...
