GOP oversight report: Democrats created ‘culture of fraud’

(The Center Square) – After two years of hearings, whistleblower testimony and document reviews, Minnesota House Republicans say they’ve uncovered what they describe as an “unprecedented” pattern of fraud in Minnesota.

The sweeping 84-page oversight report, adopted Wednesday by the Republican-led Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, concludes a two-year investigation into fraud throughout Minnesota’s taxpayer-funded welfare programs.

“The report outlines the ‘anatomy of fraud’ and the failure of the [Gov. Tim] Walz administration to take action,” said Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, who chaired the now-adjourned committee.

Robbins explained the report is intended to serve as both a record of findings and a warning about how fraud can spread when government fails in oversight.

“We, ...