This was going on for years under his leadership.The first arrest involved a 14m fraud scheme see below DOJ report . Doj said its not the first ,the  potential of fraud could reach many more indictments.

 

“Today’s charges mark the first in the ongoing investigation into fraud in the EIDBI Autism Program,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “To be clear, this is not an isolated scheme.  From Feeding Our Future to Housing Stabilization Services and now Autism Services, these massive fraud schemes form a web that has stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer money. 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/first-defendant-charged-autism-fraud-scheme-0

 

The Story is based on a ABC5 news & DOJ report.

All this under Gov.Tim Walz leadership! 

Somali terror group al-Shabab ‘taking a cut’ of millions in stolen Minnesota taxpayer money from welfare fraud scheme: report

 

"Former fraud investigator Kayesh Magan, a Somali-American who had worked in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, noted in an op-ed last year that it is “uncomfortable and true” that “nearly all of the defendants” in several Minnesota fraud cases, including Feeding Our Future, “are from my community. The Somali community.”

https://nypost.com/2025/11/20/us-news/somali-terror-group-al-shabaab-taking-a-cut-of-stolen-minnesota-taxpayer-money/

This will save the taxpayer's money & help eliminate the fraud that has been allowed to fester for years in Minnesota  and under Gov. Walz leadership. Thank you Mr. President.

"President Trump announced Friday that he will end temporary protected status for “Somalis in Minnesota” over rampant fraud in the state, which he attributed to “Somali gangs.” 

“Minnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

“I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota,” the president added". 

https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/us-news/trump-terminating-deportation-protections-for-somalis-in-minnesota/

 

 

Tennessee Gop Rep calling out the fraud in Minnesota .

 

When you least expect it Google ai overview comes thru when exercising a search  on the large scale fraud that occurred during Gov. Tim Walz administration.

 

Google ai overview:

"Minnesota has experienced several large-scale fraud scandals in state-administered programs during Governor Tim Walz's tenure, leading to significant political and public scrutiny. Federal prosecutors and state officials believe the total amount lost to fraud could exceed a billion dollars across various programs". 

 

5 hours ago, riclag said:

This will save the taxpayer's money & help eliminate the fraud that has been allowed to fester for years in Minnesota  and under Gov. Walz leadership. Thank you Mr. President.

"President Trump announced Friday that he will end temporary protected status for “Somalis in Minnesota” over rampant fraud in the state, which he attributed to “Somali gangs.” 

“Minnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. 

“I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota,” the president added". 

https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/us-news/trump-terminating-deportation-protections-for-somalis-in-minnesota/

 

 

So, not surprising that riclag thinks punishing an entire ethnic community is justified because some of its members are criminals. Whatever happened to DEI and not judging people by their race and ethnicity. riclag and his fellow travelers, including Donald Trump, have just outed themselves.

How much proof does the bias AP want  ? Walz calls it organized crime ,Trump says its the gangs. Look at the evidence and the scheme reported in the news and investigations above.

"In his social media post, Trump claimed, without offering evidence, that Somali gangs had targeted Minnesota residents and referred to the state as a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.”

 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-minnesota-somali-immigrants-temporary-protective-status-e75404860523512ffc5af7363664d168

Thanks for your service,Ms. Demuth ,you forgot to mention where some of  Minnesota's American citizens taxpayers money ended up ."Somali terror group al-Shabab ‘taking a cut’ of millions in stolen Minnesota taxpayer money from welfare fraud scheme: report".

 

 

"It's always important to recognize that when fraud happens in this state, it means those tax dollars are not going to the people that need it the most, it's going to fraudsters," Speaker Demuth said. "And so, the work that our fraud committee was able to do this year, plus with the national attention and the U.S. Acting Attorney Joe Thompson, and really shining a light on this, we know that fraud here in Minnesota has to stop.

https://www.fox9.com/news/house-speaker-demuth-addresses-fraud-minnesota

https://nypost.com/2025/11/20/us-news/somali-terror-group-al-shabaab-taking-a-cut-of-stolen-minnesota-taxpayer-money/

The optics  of a Walz run  Minnesota is beyond  so ripe for a investigation.

 

Google ai overview:

Audits found that the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) failed to perform required security reviews on the computer system used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2020 and 2023.

 

https://kstp.com/5-investigates/audits-lack-of-security-reviews-left-minnesota-snap-system-vulnerable-to-breaches-fraud/

On 11/23/2025 at 7:51 PM, Alan Zweibel said:

So, not surprising that riclag thinks punishing an entire ethnic community is justified because some of its members are criminals. Whatever happened to DEI and not judging people by their race and ethnicity. riclag and his fellow travelers, including Donald Trump, have just outed themselves.

This is not for the entire community it is the ones that are just on a temporary protected status. I am from MN and I think what Walz has done with this shameful fraud scheme which has costed the state of MN and tax payers of all states 100,s of millions dollars.  

 

 

 

On 11/25/2025 at 5:26 PM, flexomike said:

This is not for the entire community it is the ones that are just on a temporary protected status. I am from MN and I think what Walz has done with this shameful fraud scheme which has costed the state of MN and tax payers of all states 100,s of millions dollars.  

 

 

 

Some State lawmakers want the feds to come in and investigate the fraud!This is another Dem/Walz Scandal brewing !

 

"Finger-pointing over report linking Minnesota tax dollars to Somali terror group".