Yeah, averting a nuclear ☢️ armed state sponsor of Terror is a great place to spend this money. At least it’s not be funneled through illegal alien fraud schemes back into Democrat campaigns.
“The scale of fraud in Minnesota, particularly in state-administered social services and Medicaid-related programs, has been described by federal prosecutors as **"staggering, industrial-scale fraud"**. This stems from ongoing investigations, primarily into programs handling federal funds, with significant attention on pandemic-era and Medicaid programs.
Key estimates from federal authorities (U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota, as reported in late 2025):
- Prosecutors have indicated that fraud in 14 high-risk, state-run Medicaid programs could exceed **$9 billion**. Providers in these programs billed roughly **$18 billion** since 2018, and officials estimate **half or more** may be fraudulent (potentially $9 billion in losses).
- Earlier reports (around December 2025) suggested the total could reach into the **billions**, with some sources citing preliminary figures around **$1 billion** tied to specific schemes before broader audits expanded the scope.
- Confirmed or charged fraud in major cases includes:
- **Feeding Our Future** (child nutrition/meal program during COVID): Approximately **$250–300 million** fraudulently obtained (largest pandemic relief fraud scheme charged in U.S. history, with over 90 people charged and many convicted).
- Housing Stabilization and autism therapy programs: Additional hundreds of millions (e.g., ~$220–300 million in some estimates), contributing to combined figures approaching **$800 million ** in documented schemes.
- Unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic was lower in comparison (federal estimates of ~$430 million in overpayments, with fraud rates among the lowest nationally), though it's under renewed review.
These figures come from federal probes (DOJ, FBI), which began with the 2022 Feeding Our Future case and expanded significantly. The issue has drawn national attention, including criticism of state oversight under Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, with descriptions of networks exploiting lax controls (often tied to nonprofit entities submitting false claims for services never performed).