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Vance referring Walz, Ellison to DOJ for criminal fraud investigation

Vance said a GOP report showed state officials may have ignored or enabled fraud in federally funded social services programs.

  • Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison over alleged failure to stop social services fraud.
  • Vance cited a Republican-led House Oversight Committee report alleging Walz and Ellison were aware of pervasive fraud for years but let it continue.
  • The Justice Department is already investigating whether Minnesota officials obstructed federal law enforcement through public statements related to the fraud.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance lobbies federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and state attorney general Keith Ellison on charges that they failed to stop a U.S. military...

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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, June 8, 2026.
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