WASHINGTON, D.C. (KEYC) – A new congressional report accuses Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of ignoring widespread fraud in Minnesota’s federally funded social service programs for years — allowing billions of taxpayer dollars to flow to fraudulent actors.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released the report Monday, titled “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion.” The committee says Minnesota officials were aware of credible and systemic fraud as early as 2019 but repeatedly failed to act, despite having the authority to suspend payments and ban fraudulent providers without direction from courts or law enforcement.
According to the report, the failures allowed an estimated $300 million in federal child nutrition funds to be lost. Investigators also say up to $9 billion in Medicaid-related…
HOW TO SPOT A “RED FLAG” (THE BEHAVIORAL AUDIT)
Keep an eye out for these behavioral shifts in your staff:
Refusal to take leave: Afraid someone will find their “adjustments.”
Unexplained wealth: Buying luxury items that don’t match their known salary.
Working odd hours: Preferring to work alone late at night when no one is watching the system.
“Gatekeeper” behavior: Becoming overly defensive or angry when someone asks to see their records.