Minnesota Fraud Update

Chris Edwards

We are seeing a remarkable cascade of fraud scandals in Minnesota. Program after program has been hit with taxpayer losses from organized scams in recent years. 

In the Feeding Our Future scam, 78 individuals have been indicted and 57 convicted of various fraud-related crimes against US Department of Agriculture food programs. Taxpayer losses from these thefts in Minnesota total $250 million or more.

Meanwhile, in the sprawling Medicaid program, prosecutors...