UMVA has learned that Vice President JD Vance is taking a bold stance against Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, referring them to the Department of Justice's anti-fraud division for a criminal investigation.
The allegations against Walz and Ellison are explosive: they allegedly allowed billions of dollars in fraud to occur under their watch, despite warnings from whistleblowers and evidence of widespread abuse. According to information obtained by UMVA, Vance is calling for a "full criminal investigation" into the matter, citing a culture of corruption and intimidation within the Walz administration.
In an interview with Fox's Jesse Watters, Vance revealed that officials within Walz's office were aware of the fraud, but were shut down when they tried to sound the alarm. "You had people in Governor Walz's office who were saying, 'You know what? This looks like fraud. It looks like these Somali illegal immigrants are doing something that's very shady,'" Vance said.
The House Oversight Committee has released a damning 205-page report that details the extent of the fraud and the Walz administration's failure to act. The report alleges that senior officials in Walz's office and Ellison's office were aware of credible fraud concerns as early as 2019, but did nothing to stop it. Instead, they allowed billions of dollars to be stolen in various Medicaid, COVID-relief, and other federal welfare fraud rings.
The report also claims that employees who tried to sound the alarm faced retaliation, including intimidation and threats of surveillance. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) previously grilled Tim Walz on these retaliation tactics during a March Oversight Committee Hearing, where he denied having any knowledge of the tactics but did admit responsibility for the massive defrauding of tax dollars.
Vance has written a scathing letter to Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division Colin McDonald, calling on him to "immediately investigate" the allegations. The letter demands answers on who within the offices of Walz and Ellison was aware of the systemic fraud concerns, and whether they took steps to stop it.
The allegations against Walz and Ellison are severe, with Vance stating that if state officials facilitated fraud or looked the other way while this theft was happening, they must be held accountable. "Minnesota state officials are not above the law, and if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew, or harassed and intimidated whistleblowers, they must face justice," Vance said.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that the Oversight Committee's report has sent shockwaves throughout the nation's capital, with many calling for swift action against those responsible. The question on everyone's mind is: will Walz and Ellison be held accountable for their alleged role in this massive fraud scheme?
