Fraud in Minnesota: A special collection of the latest news articles, videos, and more from Alpha News.
Third-party analysis flags 90% of past claims submitted to Minnesota autism...
A review of billing data from a state-run, Medicaid-funded autism program found that 90% of claims submitted to the program in the past four...
Walz administration gives potentially fraudulent Medicaid providers advance notice of site...
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is performing unannounced site visits on more than 5,800 Medicaid providers in the state. The problem? DHS...
Scott Jensen drops out of governor’s race, launches campaign for state...
Dr. Scott Jensen, a former Republican Minnesota state senator, has dropped his bid to be the next governor of Minnesota and will now run...
New Hope woman sentenced in $325K SNAP assistance fraud scheme
A New Hope, Minn., woman was sentenced last week to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay over $325,000 in restitution for...
NFL stars fundraise for Islamic charity tied to Minnesota’s Feeding Our...
(The Washington Free Beacon) -- Human Development Fund, an upstart Islamic charity touted by the National Football League and various Muslim influencers, professes to...
More fraud prosecutors needed in Minnesota, state lawmaker tells US senators
Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins on Feb. 4 told U.S. senators that her embattled state and others need help with fraud-fighting efforts.
Robbins, a gubernatorial...
Minnesota mayors call for course correction amid fraud and high state...
A group of Minnesota mayors held a press conference Wednesday to once again urge state government officials to bring change to Minnesota's finances.
"We are...
Remittances and foreign aid: Amy Klobuchar’s long history of supporting Somali...
Amy Klobuchar has represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate for a long time.
First elected in 2006, Klobuchar has consistently won reelection to the Senate...
Minnesota whistleblowers say leaders rejected years of fraud warnings in new...
(The Center Square) -- Claims from current and former Minnesota state employees that have been vetted by state lawmakers allege their bosses ignored and...
Mass resignations leave questions about government’s ability to prosecute fraud in...
Under Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota has developed a national reputation for its failure to stop the large-scale welfare fraud that has occurred in the...
Walz, Ellison to testify at US House hearing on fraud scandal
(The Daily Signal) -- Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison will answer questions from a congressional panel investigating welfare fraud in...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar launches campaign for Minnesota governor
Longtime U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she will run for governor of Minnesota. The senator's campaign rollout follows Gov. Tim Walz's surprise...
President Trump says he had productive call with Gov. Walz, will...
President Donald Trump announced that his border czar, Tom Homan, will arrive in Minnesota Monday evening, saying he and Gov. Tim Walz had a...
Candidate eligibility fraud: How one man challenged his opponent—and changed politics...
Paul Wikstrom joined Liz Collin on her podcast to talk about how he ran for a school board seat and then the Minnesota House...
Congress hears from Minnesota investigator, provider on fraud scandal as state...
Lawmakers on Wednesday heard testimony from an investigator, a watchdog and a frontline provider who said government inaction, political pressure and weak oversight allowed...
‘NGOs really want to use you’: A Somali American speaks out...
Somali American Abdi Nor Iftin is a naturalized U.S. citizen and the author of a memoir titled "Call Me American." Iftin has also been...
Tom Emmer: President Trump’s first year and the war on government...
One year ago, President Donald J. Trump and his administration took office with a resounding promise to remove waste, fraud, and abuse from our...
‘This isn’t by accident’: Attorney explains the root cause of fraud...
The federal government has put Minnesota on notice: fix the fraud or lose federal funds.
And a recent filing from the feds is a “bombshell”...