GOP lawmaker moves to award congressional medal for journalist who exposed Minnesota fraud

Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., will introduce a bill to honor independent journalist Nick Shirley and his work in exposing alleged fraud schemes involving members of the Somali community in Minnesota.

"I want to thank and acknowledge the independent reporters Nick Shirley and Dave Hock, who broke this story wide open," Crane said at an Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday.

"I'm introducing a bill to award Nick Shirley with the Congressional Medal for his explosive work in exposing astronomical...