Fraud in Minnesota: A special collection of the latest news articles, videos, and more from Alpha News.
Feeding Our Future fraudster who donated to Keith Ellison pleads guilty
Two more defendants in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme have pleaded guilty, including one who donated to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s reelection...
Minnesota whistleblower alleges years of ‘reckless disregard’ at fraud-plagued agency
Seven years after Faye Bernstein first blew the whistle on waste, fraud, and abuse concerns, “nothing is changing” at the Minnesota Department of Human...
Acting attorney general says DOJ now targeting ‘fraud crisis’ across US
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is now centering its efforts on targeting what he called the...
Judge rules for Trump administration in case over deferred Medicaid funds
The Trump administration’s deferral of hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid funds from Minnesota can proceed, a federal judge ruled on April 6.
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Jorge Martinez: President Trump’s war on fraud exposes national scandal
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- For decades, Washington tolerated fraud, waste, and abuse as an unfortunate side effect of government. Under President Donald J....
Vance swears in anti-fraud enforcer Colin McDonald
(The Daily Signal) -- Vice President JD Vance swore in Colin McDonald on Wednesday morning to lead the Department of Justice’s anti-fraud division.
“This is...
SNAP loophole exposed by Minnesota millionaire draws federal scrutiny
(The Daily Signal) -- For the first time in more than a year, participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has dipped below 40...
JD Vance says White House plans to ‘go after’ Ilhan Omar...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Vice President J.D. Vance declared Friday that the White House will “go after” Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar for...
President Trump rips Minnesota leaders: ‘We’ll take it back from Somalia’
As President Donald Trump is known to do, he veered off script.
While addressing farmers on the South Lawn of the White House Friday, Trump...
Millions in cash leaving Minneapolis airport draws lawmakers’ scrutiny
(The Center Square) – Minnesota lawmakers are raising concerns about reports that hundreds of millions of dollars are leaving Minnesota's airport destined for foreign...
White House anti-fraud task force highlights Minnesota in first meeting
(The Center Square) – Vice President JD Vance held the first meeting of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud on Friday. Leaders...
EXCLUSIVE: Former Minnesota fraud investigator still ‘shocked’ by embarrassing state policies,...
A former special agent and fraud investigator in Minnesota who saw the warning signs is sharing his story. It's an inside perspective on the...
Five more defendants plead guilty in Feeding Our Future scandal
Five more defendants in Minnesota’s infamous Feeding Our Future scandal pleaded guilty this week, bringing the total number of convictions in the case to...
Federal official spotlights explosive spending increase in Minnesota program at congressional...
Minnesota’s Medicaid-funded programs were singled out as a prime example of fraud during a congressional hearing on the federal government’s efforts to combat waste...
Senators unveil reforms to root out day care fraud: ‘Robbed for...
(The Daily Signal) -- Two Republican senators introduced draft legislation to reform child care for low-income families after fraud was uncovered in Minnesota and...
Minnesota agency mistakenly believed it lacked authority to investigate kickbacks, OLA...
A new report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) found that the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) mistakenly believed it lacked...
Walz administration failed to produce Medicaid eligibility report, flouting state law
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has failed to produce a report which documents the number of people who have been removed from...
Trump launches anti-fraud task force, Vance to lead
(The Center Square) -- President Donald Trump launched an anti-fraud task force on Monday, and appointed Vice President JD Vance to lead it.
Trump signed...