US EditionJustice Dept. to Surge Prosecutors to Minnesota Amid Fraud Allegations
Federal prosecutors will support Minnesota’s small U.S. Attorney's Office amid investigations into alleged $9 billion Medicaid and social services fraud, officials said.
- Wednesday, the DOJ is sending federal prosecutors to Minnesota to reinforce the U.S. Attorney's Office, with Bondi stating, `We will deliver severe consequences in Minnesota and stand ready to deploy to any other state where similar fraud schemes are robbing American taxpayers.`
- Resource strain at the relatively small U.S. Attorney's Office prompted calls for federal reinforcements as Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said alleged fraud in 14 vulnerable Medicaid programs could total more than $9 billion.
- HHS and prosecutors have frozen child care payments and withheld $9 billion, nearly $2.4 billion, and roughly $870 million in social-services funding, as the Feeding Our Future investigation expands.
- Political pressure intensified as federal and congressional probes converged on Minnesota officials, with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ending his re-election bid and the House Oversight Committee threatening to subpoena Keith Ellison Wednesday.
- At the White House briefing Wednesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Cabinet officials have visited or plan to visit Minnesota and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to go next week in an "all-hands-on-deck" effort, while Democrats accused Republicans of xenophobia and politicizing the issue.
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Letter: Fraud charges in Minnesota deserve clarification
To the editor: It’s easy to speculate and draw conclusions; however, the fraud charges in Minnesota deserve clarification supported with verified facts and court rulings. According to the DOJ, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, federal prosecutors charged dozens of individuals involved in fraudulent reimbursement claims totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. For example, early in this case, Mohamed Jama Ismail was convicted at trial, received a 12-y…
Minn. agencies suppressed fraud reports, punished whistleblowers
(The Center Square) – Officials within the administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz enabled some of the state’s now estimated $9 billion in taxpayeer-funded social services fraud by suppressing some fraud reports, retaliating against whistleblowers and changing protocols to mask…
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Witnesses: Minnesota agencies suppressed fraud reports, intimidated whistleblowers
(The Center Square) – Officials within the administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz enabled some of the state’s now estimated $9 billion in taxpayeer-funded social services fraud by suppressing some fraud reports, retaliating against whistleblowers and changing protocols to mask…
DOJ Surges Prosecutors to Minnesota amid Somali Fraud Scandal
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is sending even more prosecutors to Minnesota as federal investigators continue uncovering a massive COVID-19 fraud scheme among the state's Somali immigrant population. The post DOJ Surges Prosecutors to Minnesota amid Massive Somali Fraud Scandal: ‘We Will Deliver Severe Consequences’ appeared first on Breitbart.
AG Bondi Deploys Federal Prosecutors to Minnesota to Investigate Somali Fraudsters
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Department of Justice is sending additional federal prosecutors to Minnesota as part of an expanding criminal investigation into widespread fraud tied to Somali-run "nonprofit" operations. The post AG Bondi Deploys Federal Prosecutors to Minnesota to Investigate Somali Fraudsters appeared first on Slay News.
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