Walz ‘welcomes’ federal probe into fraud allegations: ‘You commit fraud, you’re going to prison’

Governor Walz Says He ‘Welcomes’ the Fraud Investigation

The Treasury Secretary is investigating claims that Minnesota state funding is being despatched to international terrorists. Gov. Walz fired again Tuesday morning, saying he welcomes the investigation however calling the president’s threats politically motivated. FOX 9’s Invoice Keller studies this.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says he welcomes the federal investigation into allegations of state fraud, including: “Should you commit fraud in Minnesota, you go to jail.”

Investigation into allegations of fraud

The backstory:

The An investigation was announced on Monday by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who acknowledged that the investigation goals to find whether or not Minnesotans’ tax dollars have been siphoned off to a terrorist group.

The message on [President Donald Trump]we act rapidly to make sure that US taxes don’t fund acts of worldwide terror. We are going to share our findings as our investigation continues.”

The investigation comes after studies, together with a narrative from The New York Instances, that an estimated $1 billion in fraud occurred underneath Governor Walz’s watch. A social media put up on X amplifying the accusations towards Walz was considered greater than 37 million instances.

The favored put up got here from an nameless X account that claimed to symbolize roughly 480 staff of the Minnesota Division of Human Providers. The report usually focuses on Minnesota’s governor and Democrats. X suspended the account on Monday, however returned with a brand new title and didn’t reply to FOX 9’s messages.

What they are saying:

Gov. Walz responded to the information on Tuesday, saying he welcomes the researchhowever added, “it isn’t a coincidence that they are focusing on Minnesota” after Trump’s social media posts.

“My message on that is easy. Should you commit fraud in Minnesota, you are going to jail. I do not care what shade you’re, what faith you’re. We applaud anybody who needs to assist us do this,” Walz stated. “However standing on the sidelines and making accusations, and let’s be very clear: demonizing a complete inhabitants and mendacity to individuals concerning the security and safety of this state is beneath that.”

Sens. Jordan Rasmussen (R-Fergus Falls) and Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids) have expressed help for the federal investigation, saying partly, “Whether or not fraud was used for private enrichment or siphoned off by terrorist organizations overseas, the truth is that no different state has seen these brazen fraud schemes steal greater than a billion {dollars} from public funds. Minnesotans need to know precisely the place these fraudulent {dollars} went and what they had been used for.”

Walz response to ‘unlawful’ CDL licenses

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy criticizes Governor Walz on CDLs

Throughout President Trump’s Cupboard assembly on the White Home Tuesday morning, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blasted Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, saying he had unlawfully given 33% of CDL licenses to individuals who shouldn’t be allowed to drive huge rigs on America’s roads.

Dig deeper:

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy issued an announcement Monday saying an audit had recognized a 3rd celebration non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) issued in Minnesota had been unlawful. The state has 30 days to conform and revoke the illegally issued permits or danger shedding as much as $30.4 million in federal freeway funding.

Walz criticized the federal actions, saying, “Once more, nothing they did there improves the lives of Minnesotans, however doubtlessly makes our highways much less secure and places our individuals in danger.”

“And it simply so occurs that right now they determined to stack this stuff,” Walz added. “My expectation is that we are going to in all probability see a larger presence of immigration individuals in our metropolis right now. We’ll doubtless see the president threaten to deploy the Nationwide Guard once more. It is a spiraling president who does nothing to make life cheaper for Minnesotans or Individuals. And we perceive who he’s focusing on.”

Walz stated the state has adopted the legislation, will proceed to implement the legislation as written, and can put the security, safety and well-being of Minnesotans first.