Overview
- Chairman James Comer sent formal letters to Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison requesting communications and records on alleged fraud and potential evidence destruction.
- Federal cases already charge roughly 78 defendants in schemes including the Feeding Our Future scandal, which prosecutors say stole over $240 million, with additional housing and autism billing fraud pushing reported losses toward $1 billion.
- Comer’s request cites whistleblower accounts of Minnesota DHS data deletions and reports of funds routed overseas, while noting that terrorism-financing allegations remain uncharged publicly.
- Separate federal scrutiny is expanding, with the Small Business Administration reviewing PPP loans tied to indicted individuals and entities, and recent enforcement activity reported by immigration authorities.
- Walz said he welcomes the review as prosecutions continue and public debate intensifies, including questions to Rep. Ilhan Omar about lax COVID-era guardrails and oversight.