Tim Walz Ducks Accountability as Minnesota’s Massive Fraud Scandal Explodes

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Amid Minnesota’s gigantic fraud scandal, Gov. Tim Walz is flat-out refusing to take responsibility.

Frankly, the extent of the fraud happening within Somali communities in Minnesota is just stunning.

Even The New York Times admits:

The fraud scandal that rattled Minnesota was staggering in its scale and brazenness.

Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people with felonies, accusing them of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from a government program meant to keep children fed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At first, many in the state saw the case as a one-off abuse during a health emergency. But as new schemes targeting the state’s generous safety net programs came to light, state and federal officials began to grapple with a jarring reality.

Over the last five years, law enforcement officials say, fraud took root in pockets of Minnesota’s Somali diaspora as scores of individuals made small fortunes by setting up companies that billed state agencies for millions of dollars’ worth of social services that were never provided.

Federal prosecutors say that 59 people have been convicted in those schemes so far, and that more than $1 billion in taxpayers’ money has been stolen in three plots they are investigating. That is more than Minnesota spends annually to run its Department of Corrections. Minnesota’s fraud scandal stood out even in the context of rampant theft during the pandemic, when Americans stole tens of billions through unemployment benefits, business loans and other forms of aid, according to federal auditors.

Outrage has swelled among Minnesotans, and fraud has turned into a potent political issue in a competitive campaign season. Gov. Tim Walz and fellow Democrats are being asked to explain how so much money was stolen on their watch, providing Republicans, who hope to take back the governor’s office in 2026, with a powerful line of attack.

Many people — even left-wing news outlets like the NYT — are wondering how in the world this could have happened under Gov. Walz’s watch.

But, during an appearance on NBC News, Walz defended Somali immigrants and claimed that the state’s “generous” policies attracts criminals.

In other words, according to Gov. Walz, Minnesota is just so well-run that even criminals prosper there!

Or, something like that.

Watch for yourself:

Backup here, if needed:

🚨 JUST IN: Tim Walz is DODGING accountability for the mass Somalian fraud stealing millions or billions of dollars from Minnesota taxpayers

“It’s not just Somalis! Minnesota is a generous state! We attract criminals!”

“Don’t demonize an entire community, it’s LAZY.”

What a disgrace.

There is a trend here and it’s simple: Somalians LEECH OFF THE TAXPAYER and must be sent packing. Now.

Wow.

President Trump is right. This guy really is “seriously retarded.”

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WATCH: President Trump Stands By Tim Walz “Retard” Comments — “There’s Something WRONG With Him!”

Despite Gov. Walz’s attempts to shirk responsibility, Minnesota government employees have a very different story to tell.

Minnesota DHS workers are pinning the blame directly on Gov. Walz, saying that they warned him about the fraud happening early on.

But, he ignored their warnings and did absolutely nothing instead.

More from Fox News:

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 retaliating against whistleblowers.

The Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees account, which says it consists of more than 480 current staff members at the Minnesota DHS, wrote on X that Walz is “100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota.”

“We let Tim Walz know of fraud early on, hoping for a partnership in stopping fraud but no, we got the opposite response. Tim Walz systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports,” the group claimed. “In addition to retaliating against whistleblower[s], Tim Walz disempowered the Office of the Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings and guidance.”

Walz’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The group’s claims come as federal prosecutors continue to unravel one of the nation’s largest COVID-era fraud cases.

The Justice Department announced new charges last week against the 78th defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which prosecutors say involved more than $250 million in stolen funds from a federally-funded child nutrition program and has already resulted in over 50 convictions. Many of the individuals charged come from Minnesota’s Somali community.



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