The walls are closing in on Minnesota’s Democrat leadership.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced that Congress is formally escalating its investigation into the massive, systemic fraud and money-laundering scheme inside Minnesota’s social services programs, all under the watch of far-left Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison.
The Committee will hold a high-stakes hearing titled “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I” on January 7, 2026, bringing in Minnesota state officials who say they repeatedly warned the Walz administration about widespread fraud, warnings that were ignored.
Chairman Comer has formally invited, and effectively subpoenaed, Walz and Ellison to testify before Congress on February 10, 2026.
Comer said in a statement:
“Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison have either been asleep at the wheel or complicit in a massive fraud involving taxpayer dollars in Minnesota’s social services programs.
American taxpayers demand and deserve accountability for the theft of their hard-earned money.
The U.S. Department of Justice is actively investigating, prosecuting, and charging fraudsters who have stolen billions from taxpayers, and Congress has a duty to conduct rigorous oversight of this heist and enact stronger safeguards to prevent fraud in taxpayer-funded programs, as well as strong sanctions to hold offenders accountable.
“In addition to conducting transcribed interviews with Minnesota state officials, the House Oversight Committee will hold hearings on fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs to expose failures, identify solutions, and deliver accountability.
Next week, we will hear from Minnesota state lawmakers who sounded the alarm on this fraud—and whose warnings were ignored by the Walz administration.
This misconduct cannot be swept aside, and Congress will not stop until taxpayers get the answers and accountability they deserve.”
The House Oversight Committee will hold hearings on fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs to expose failures and identify solutions.
DOJ is actively investigating, prosecuting, and charging fraudsters who have stolen billions from taxpayers, and Congress has a…
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) December 31, 2025
January 7 Hearing Details
WHAT: Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I
WHEN: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 — 10:00 AM ET
WHERE: HVC-210, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
WITNESSES:
- Rep. Kristin Robbins (MN House)
- Rep. Walter Hudson (MN House)
- Rep. Marion Rarick (MN House)
These lawmakers are expected to testify that their early warnings about rampant fraud were ignored by the Walz administration, allowing the theft to continue unchecked.
Last week, Comer expanded the investigation to include:
- Massive welfare fraud
- Extensive money laundering
- Alleged retaliation against whistleblowers
- Possible efforts by Minnesota officials to cover up evidence
Federal prosecutors have already charged dozens of individuals for stealing more than $240 million through the Minnesota-based nonprofit Feeding Our Future, one of the largest COVID-era fraud cases in U.S. history.
Even more disturbing, multiple reports claimed that fraudulently obtained funds were sent overseas to support terrorist organizations, including Al-Shabaab and ISIS, a national-security nightmare enabled by bureaucratic negligence or worse.
Whistleblowers inside Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) have alleged that records were deleted and data withheld to conceal the scope of the fraud.
Earlier this month, Chairman Comer formally requested:
- Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) from the Treasury Department to track money flows
- A briefing from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on financial enforcement failures
- A DOJ briefing from Attorney General Pam Bondi on the fraud prosecutions already underway
- Transcribed interviews with Minnesota state officials
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