Overview
- Robbins proposed creating an independent Office of Inspector General, routine program audits and a “no fraud, no excuses” culture across state agencies.
- Gov. Tim Walz cited actions his administration has taken, including shutting down Housing Stabilization Services, expanding DHS data reviews and launching a BCA financial crimes and fraud division.
- Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson described the Housing Stabilization Services program as riddled with fraud as indictments move forward.
- A Senate-passed plan for a new independent inspector general stalled in the House, leaving the structural oversight question unresolved.
- Walz said more fraud revelations are likely, characterized the schemes as organized crime and expressed qualified support for a centralized inspector general.