Tag: Joe Thompson
Walz administration claims fraud in Minnesota is not ‘uniquely bad’
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) published a so-called "fact check" this week which attempted to "correct misleading information and outright false claims...
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...
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...
Top fraud prosecutor Joe Thompson resigns from U.S. Attorney’s Office in...
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson has resigned from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota. This development comes as Minnesota grapples with an extensive...
AG Pam Bondi sending more prosecutors to Minnesota to help fight...
U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced Wednesday that the Department of Justice is sending more prosecutors to Minnesota as federal investigations continue into rampant...
Bring in more prosecutors: Finally ending Minnesota’s Somali fraud schemes requires...
(The Washington Free Beacon) -- Nick Shirley's video tour of 10 Somali daycare sites in the Twin Cities has drawn attention yet again to...
‘He should apologize’: Former legislative auditor calls out Walz’s response to...
A former legislative auditor with decades of experience was highly critical of Gov. Tim Walz in an op-ed published by the Minnesota Star Tribune....
EXPOSED: Alpha News reporters visit autism, adult day care centers as...
Prompted by a flood of tips from readers about facilities that tipsters say do not appear to be providing services, Alpha News reporters Liz...
Republican lawmakers call on Walz to resign in wake of Minnesota’s...
A group of Republican state lawmakers from both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate have called on Gov. Tim Walz to...
U.S. Attorney’s Office suspects fraud in Minnesota government programs could exceed...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said he thinks a "significant portion" of $18 billion spent on 14 state-run Medicaid programs could be fraudulent. Asked...