Minnesota lawmakers accuse Walz of allowing culture of fraud to flourish

Описание: Minnesota state lawmakers accused Gov. Tim Walz of allowing a culture of fraud to spread for political gain during a lengthy and bitter hearing over a series of multimillion-dollar fraud schemes that have surrounded the governor in controversy and helped end his reelection campaign.

Three state Republican lawmakers who have investigated public assistance fraud told the House Oversight Committee taxpayers were being ripped off to the tune of billions of dollars over recent years and the state's Democratic leadership refused to act. Walz, who recently announced he would drop his bid for a third term, has been asked to testify at a later hearing amid scrutiny of his handling of the schemes and faced criticism for failing to step in sooner to shut down payments to fraudsters.

House Republicans launched an investigation into Walz’s handling of the fraud claims in December claiming the former vice-presidential nominee allowed efforts to cover it up and retaliate against whistleblowers under his watch. Walz has claimed the hearings and broader federal actions against the state are a political stunt to silence critics of the administration.

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