Patriot Brief
What Happened: Testimony in an official Minnesota hearing alleged that the Walz administration blocked “high priority” fraud investigations inside state agencies.
Why It Matters: Witnesses said criminal probes were halted, terminology was changed from fraud to over billing, and investigators were cut off from law enforcement partners.
Bottom Line: Lawmakers heard claims that systemic actions under Gov. Tim Walz prevented accountability in major fraud cases.
An official hearing in Minnesota just pulled the curtain back on what witnesses described as a deliberate effort to shut down fraud investigations under Gov. Tim Walz.
During testimony, a witness responded directly to questions about whether the Walz administration blocked investigators from pursuing “high priority” fraud cases. “Yes, we do, Mr. Chairman,” the witness said, before detailing a series of actions that, taken together, paint a troubling picture.
According to the testimony, after the original C-CAP whistleblower report surfaced in March and April of 2019, the Office of Inspector General within Minnesota’s Department of Human Services had authority to conduct surveillance, seek warrants, and seize electronics. “They were shut down,” the witness said.
Investigators were told they could no longer conduct criminal investigations. They were instructed they could no longer meet with agents from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension without supervisor approval.
Then came the word games.
“They changed the language,” the witness testified. “They went from calling it fraud to calling it over billing.” Investigators were stripped of their ability to pursue criminal cases and instead told to flag “over billing,” which would then be reviewed by a newly created committee. That committee would decide whether any money would even be recouped.
“So they shut down criminal investigations,” the chairman summarized. “They created a committee to call it over billing and decide if over billing investigations would even try to get this money.”
“This is evidence that Tim Walz is in,” the chairman added. “It sounds to me like Tim Walz was directly involved here.”
For Minnesotans who have watched fraud scandals pile up while accountability disappeared, this testimony hit like a thunderclap. You do not stop fraud by changing its name. You do not protect taxpayers by muzzling investigators.
Scripture tells us that truth will be revealed. This hearing suggests the truth is finally surfacing. And if these allegations are proven, accountability should follow, no matter how powerful the politician involved.