Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson speaks during a news conference addressing fraud in Minnesota at the United ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison stay silent after heated House hearing on alleged $10 billion fraud scandal that rocked the state government.

At a Dec. 12 briefing at the Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Tim O’Malley, a judge at the time, as the first-ever director of program integrity, saying the position would “strengthen fraud ...

The full scale of the federal fraud schemes targeting Minnesota-run programs remains unknown, but prosecutors now say losses could reach into the billions. Half or more of the roughly $18 billion in ...

The full scale of the federal fraud schemes targeting Minnesota-run programs remains unknown, but prosecutors now say losses could reach into the billions. Half or more of the roughly $18 billion in ...

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson speaks during a news conference addressing fraud in Minnesota at the United States Courthouse in Minneapolis on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (Carlos ...