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Former DHS fraud investigator delivers shocking testimony, says state agency harassed...

The former manager of a fraud investigations unit within the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) delivered shocking testimony about his time investigating child...

Federal agents raid 20+ Twin Cities sites in sweeping fraud probe,...

A large federal law enforcement operation swept across the Twin Cities early Tuesday, with agents executing more than 20 search warrants as part of...

OJ Oleka: Fraud is bleeding Americans’ budgets dry

(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Americans know fraud is bleeding their budgets dry, and a new national poll proves they’re paying close attention. A recent survey of...

Targeting COVID-19 scams, welfare fraud: Ernst’s package aims to save taxpayers...

(The Daily Signal) -- Morphing numerous bills into one giant legislative package is often a recipe for wasteful spending, but an anti-fraud measure from...

Lawmakers question Omar’s role in fraud scandal as she skips hearing

(The Center Square) – Minnesota lawmakers are questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme as investigations and prosecutions continue. On...

Michelle Fischbach: The land of 10,000 loopholes — ending the era...

Minnesotans have always taken pride in our work ethic and our commitment to looking out for our neighbors. We pay our taxes with the...

Republican lawmakers introduce bill requiring nonprofits to disclose number of noncitizens...

Two members of Congress have introduced a bill that would require refugee resettlement nonprofits to disclose key information about the total number of noncitizens...

USDA disqualifies 1,562 retailers, prevents $835 million in fraudulent SNAP transactions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service has disqualified 1,562 retailers associated with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and disabled 760...

EXCLUSIVE: Homeowner questions legitimacy of ‘businesses’ at suburban homes with flashy...

A concerned Minnesota homeowner—who will be referred to as "Rick" for safety reasons—had some suspicions about things he noticed in his Savage neighborhood. He spoke...

Fraudsters would pay 100 percent tax on stolen funds if Minnesota...

Minnesota lawmakers, frustrated over their inability to recover funds lost to fraud, came up with a proposal: imposing a 100-percent tax on fraudsters’ ill-gotten...

Minnesota House impeachment push against Walz, Ellison stalls in 8-8 committee...

A Republican-led effort to launch impeachment investigations into Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison stalled Wednesday after the Minnesota House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee...

State auditor candidate proposes ‘fraud risk’ scoring system for all local...

A Republican state auditor candidate wants to grade every local government in Minnesota on its vulnerability to fraud. The proposal comes as Minnesota continues...

GOP lawmakers say Gov. Walz’s anti-fraud plans need more ‘teeth’

Several Republicans said during an April 13 meeting of Minnesota’s House anti-fraud committee that they see gaps in measures that several state lawmakers are...

$11 million fraud trial canceled after Minnesota defendant skips hearing

The main defendant in Minnesota’s largest state-prosecuted Medicaid fraud case, Abdirashid Ismail Said, is being sought on an arrest warrant after he failed to...

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. U.S....

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