Walberg Continues Investigation into MN Fraud in Federal Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
February 23, 2026
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz following the Committee’s earlier investigation into the state’s failure to prevent fraud in two federal nutrition programs.
In the letter, Chairman Walberg writes: “The U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce (Committee) continues an investigation into the massive fraud perpetrated by the nonprofit Feeding Our Future (FOF), its principals, and other individuals. Federal prosecutors have described the scheme as ‘not just criminal, but depraved and brazen.’ The Committee writes to reiterate key requests made in its earlier correspondence to which you have as yet failed to provide full or complete responses.”
The letter…
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