A look at plans for a new Office of Inspector General in Minnesota
Some lawmakers want an independent watchdog to investigate state agencies and private organizations that receive public funds to fight fraud.
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Some lawmakers want an independent watchdog to investigate state agencies and private organizations that receive public funds to fight fraud.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison faced members of the House Fraud Committee on Monday who sought questions about a 2021 meeting he had with business owners later convicted in the Feeding our Future fraud case.
Leaked audio from a December 2021 meeting between Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a group including now-convicted defendants in the Feeding Our Future fraud case is leading Republican lawmakers to call for further investigation.
Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and her co-defendant Salim Said have filed motions requesting acquittal in a massive pandemic fraud case.
A Twin Cities woman is accused of collecting thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits meant for her deceased mother.
The bribe attempt surrounded the trial of seven defendants in one of the country's largest COVID-19-related fraud cases.
Minnesota transportation officials have issued a warning for fake E-ZPass messages that they say are "targeting everyone."
Days after the conviction of the ringleader of the largest pandemic fraud case in the country, another person involved in the scheme has admitted to his role.
A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country.
Prosecutors made a final plea Tuesday in their mission to convict alleged Feeding Our Future ringleader Aimee Bock and codefendant Salim Said.
Closing arguments are underway in the Feeding Our Future trial for founder Aimee Bock and a co-defendant.
The proposed bill would allocate $390,000 to increase the number of Medicaid investigators in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office from 32 to 41.
A Minnesota businessman pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud pandemic relief programs, resulting in a loss of over $6 million.
A 33-year-old Lakeville man accused by a judge of witness tampering in an upcoming trial over the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
A new Bankrate survey finds that one in three Americans have been the target of a financial scam or fraud in the past 12 months.
A 33-year-old Minneapoils man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir was already on trial for his part in the $250 million fraud scheme that happened during the pandemic. Now, accusations witness tampering has prompted some courtroom changes.
The founder of a Minneapolis nonprofit and marketing company pleaded guilty to fraud for his role in a pandemic funding scheme
According to court records, a judge revoked the pre-trial release for 30-year-old Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir for his alleged "attempt to tamper with and intimidate a government witness."
Minnesota lawmakers want to know why state officials can't immediately shut down child care programs if kickbacks or fraud are uncovered.
The House Fraud Committee heard from the temporary commissioner of the Department of Human Services about fraud detection and roadblocks that still stand in the agency's way.
With fraud investigations including Feeding our Future siphoning millions state dollars, WCCO's Esme Murphy talked to the GOP Chair of the new Minnesota House Fraud Committee Kristin Robbins.
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered defendants in all upcoming cases stemming from a major COVID-19 pandemic fraud case in Minnesota to stay away from her courtroom after allegations of witness tampering surfaced in the trial of the alleged ringleader.
Attorneys general from 14 states are challenging the authority of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.
The new department would conduct inspections, evaluations and investigations of state agencies and programs to identify fraud, waste, abuse and inefficiencies in state government.
