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“Fraud warnings were elevated to the most senior levels of the Minnesota state government, meaningful corrective action was delayed or avoided.”
A Republican-led House Oversight Committee report has alleged that the fraud that has been highlighted in Minnesota’s social services programs was caused by year of inaction from Democrat Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota AG Keith Ellison, and other officials, allowing for the siphoning off of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds going to fraud. The report found that fears of getting called “racist” also contributed to the inaction.
“Fraud warnings were elevated to the most senior levels of the Minnesota state government, meaningful corrective action was delayed or avoided, and payments continued long after credible signs of fraud emerged,” the report read in part.
