NEWSNATIONNOW (Ashley N. Soriano) - Siders family received state benefits as 16 kids went undetected
The 16 children had no school records, no medical records and no Child Protective Services involvement.
The 16 children had no school records, no medical records and no Child Protective Services involvement.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined “National Report” to discuss their recent White House roundtable meeting focused on eradicating systemic fraud, the noticeable absence of Democratic attorneys general at the meeting, and what it means for accountability moving forward.
Faye Bernstein, a compliance specialist with 20 years of experience at the Minnesota Department of Human Services, spoke with NEWSMAX Correspondent Joe Moeller on the massive fraud investigation in the state and how the situation escalated despite many red flags.
Some employees claimed they were accused of racism, in part because the money was flowing to "diverse communities," the letter said. Most of those who have been federally indicted for the fraud schemes are of Somali descent.
AI:Minnesota state workers have come forward alleging that leadership repeatedly ignored years of warnings regarding systemic fraud within the state's welfare and benefit systems. According to reports from employees, attempts to flag these irregularities were met with internal pushback and accusations of racism, specifically because investigations often pointed toward illicit activity flowing into diverse communities. This whistleblower testimony arrives amidst a growing pattern of election and social program scandals in Minnesota, where several individuals of Somali descent have already faced federal indictments for fraud schemes linked to the state's mismanagement.Open
Police are funded and staffed on the premise that they’re chasing small numbers of bad guys in a population of honest citizens. If that cultural premise fails, we don’t have the cops to fix it.
AI:The article argues that widespread fraud poses a societal problem beyond the capacity of law enforcement to solve, noting that police staffing and funding models are based on the assumption of an honest population rather than systemic fraudulent behavior.Open