WALZ FRAUD FAILURES EXPOSED BY JUDGE
WALZ FRAUD FAILURES EXPOSED BY JUDGE
On Tuesday September 20, 48 individuals were indicted in the largest pandemic fraud case in the United States. In total, more than $250 million of our tax dollars were stolen by fraudsters and spent on luxury vehicles, foreign real estate, and more. All of the money was administered by the Minnesota Department of Education as part of a program intended to help needy children. On Friday a bombshell statement issued by Ramsey County District Court Judge John Guthmann contradicted months of statements made by Gov. Walz and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) in the Feeding our Future (FOF) fraud case. Gov. Walz and his administration have insisted that the judge ordered them to restart payments to the FOF fraudsters — Judge Guthmann's statement on Friday evening made clear that was not true.
Judge Guthmann's statement makes clear: "the Department of Education voluntarily resumed making payments to FOF" and that the agency "was not ordered by the court to do so." The statement goes on to point out that MDE "advised the court that FOF's serious deficiencies were resolved" in June 2021. This raises serious questions about why the Walz administration agreed to restart payments, and why more wasn't done to stop the flow of money to this fraudulent organization.
House Republicans called on the Democrat Majority this week to hold hearings about the Feeding our Future case. The Minnesota Senate has held hearings, conducted an independent investigation, and released an interim report — by contrast, House Democrats have done nothing in response to the largest pandemic fraud case in the United States. They haven't held a single hearing, and have failed to conduct oversight of actions taken by the Walz administration, the Attorney General's office, and others. You can read our letter to the House Democrat Education Chairs here.
Of the 48 indicted fraudsters, several were donors to prominent Democrat officials. In total, House and Senate Democrats accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the fraudsters. Not a single dollar from the fraudsters was given to Republicans.
IF YOU REMEMBER ONE THING: Democrats have spent years burying their heads in the sand about the massive waste and fraud in our government programs. Republicans will protect your tax dollars, and work to eliminate fraud and prosecute those who are responsible for stealing from taxpayers.