Overview
- Eight additional federal prosecutors are reported to be in the process of leaving the Minnesota office, according to the Star Tribune as cited by KSTP.
- Ana Voss, the civil division chief who handled hundreds of wrongful-detention petitions, is among those departing, following January resignations that included first assistant Joe Thompson.
- The Justice Department says it remains laser focused on rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, asserting that its work in Minnesota will continue.
- The office has led major cases such as Feeding Our Future and has estimated fraud across 14 state-run, Medicaid-funded programs could exceed $9 billion since 2018.
- CBS reported that the Pentagon plans to assign military attorneys to assist the office starting in March, though operational details remain limited.