Everything we know about Minnesota’s massive fraud schemes

As national attention focuses on the growing fraud scandal in Minnesota, which federal prosecutors estimate could top $9 billion, the state’s Democratic Governor Tim Walz announced he is dropping his reelection campaign. Right before New Year’s, a viral social media video by YouTuber Nick Shirley, which was amplified by Elon Musk, Vice President J.D. Vance … Read more

Gov. Tim Walz tells a House panel the Trump immigration crackdown hampered Minnesota’s fraud fight

Minnesota’s governor and attorney general on Wednesday defended their efforts to combat fraud and told a U.S. House committee that their efforts have been hampered by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee accused Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of stalling to fight fraud in … Read more

A chief judge warns Minnesota’s top prosecutor and ICE: Obey court orders or face contempt

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The chief federal judge for Minnesota issued a stern warning Thursday to the chief federal prosecutor for the state, as well as to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, warning them that they must comply with court orders or they risk criminal contempt charges. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, who was appointed to … Read more