An assistant U.S. attorney estimated that fraud in Minnesota's state-run Medicaid programs could exceed $9 billion since 2018. Gov. Tim Walz and state officials dispute this figure, suggesting it is ...
Minnesota’s attorney general was widely mocked by conservatives on social media over the weekend for a social media post touting his work to crack down on fraudsters at the same time a massive fraud ...
President Donald Trump’s recent comments about fraud in Minnesota has given the issue national attention. But the Minnesota Star Tribune has covered the issue for more than a decade. Investigators ...
Amid backlash over the wide-scale Minnesota Medicaid fraud scandal that has occurred under the leadership of Democratic Governor Tim Walz, some Democrats are dodging responsibility, but others have ...
ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he is accountable for fraud that occurred in state programs during his administration, even as state officials questioned federal prosecutors' assertions ...
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Federal prosecutors said they were now investigating fraud worth billions of dollars in 14 social services programs in the state. By Ernesto Londoño Reporting from Minneapolis An investigation into ...
The Land of 10,000 Lakes has found itself in the middle of a scandal, with Minnesota at the center of wide-ranging fraud allegations. While the state is hardly the first to become embroiled in such a ...
MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson announced new charges Thursday in connection with the widespread fraud uncovered in Minnesota's government-run programs. Thompson spoke from the U.S.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday filed a new round of fraud charges against providers of Medicaid-funded programs administered by the state of Minnesota — and hinted at the potential scale of theft ...
… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 14 state-run programs in Minnesota have been flagged ...
Something is profoundly wrong with the U.S. welfare system—a problem that runs far deeper and is more dangerous than the shocking fraud in Minnesota that has been making headlines. Across the past ...