More than 400 employees of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) accused Gov. Tim Walz of failing to act on widespread fraud warnings and alleged retaliation against whistleblowers (FOX News). YouTube Tips ⓘ
In November 2025, The New York Times reported that federal prosecutors had found more than $1 billion of fraud in three separate schemes. Earlier exposés of fraud in COVID-19–era child-feeding programs in 2022, including other safety-net benefits had largely been treated as one-off crimes. Walz called the new scrutiny old news. According to prosecutors, multiple front companies were registered to participate in state and federal programs, and successfully billed for services, but there was no accountability and the services were never delivered.
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How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch [PAYWALL]
