The 205-page report contends that state leaders had both the authority and the information needed to halt questionable payments and remove fraudulent providers from government programs but failed to do so. Investigators estimate that fraud tied to a state-administered nutrition program cost taxpayers roughly $300 million and identified as much as $9 billion in additional Medicaid payments that warrant further scrutiny,CBS News reported “Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are responsible for one of the most stunning oversight failures this Committee has ever examined,” Comer said a the time the report was released. “Billions of dollars were stolen because Minnesota state leaders turned a blind eye to rampant fraud and retaliated against state employees who dared to raise concerns,” he added.
Comer asked the VP to review Minnesota’s social services programs dating back to 2019
In addition, Comer sent a letter to Vice President JD Vance, who heads up the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud that was established by President Trump.
200 Democrats just voted against stopping fraud in America.
$9 billion lost in Minnesota. Dozens arrested
They still want to protect criminals who steal your tax dollars. Never forget it.
