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ack of oversight from Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota’s administration contributed to the theft of $250 million from a federal food aid program, according to an audit published by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) for the state of Minnesota in June.
The scheme’s participants allegedly doctored invoices for millions of meals for children, ultimately siphoning off more than $250 million in federal funds, the OLA report found. Walz, who was selected Tuesday by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate in the upcoming presidential election, claimed he was unable to stop the scheme due to a 2021 court order to resume payments — a claim the judge disputed,
The scheme’s participants allegedly doctored invoices for millions of meals for children, ultimately siphoning off more than $250 million in federal funds, the OLA report found. Walz, who was selected Tuesday by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate in the upcoming presidential election, claimed he was unable to stop the scheme due to a 2021 court order to resume payments — a claim the judge disputed,
Audit finds Minnesota agency's lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program
A watchdog report says a Minnesota state agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases.
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