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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison lashed out when asked about his handling of the Minnesota fraud scandal following Vice President JD Vance’s<\/a> threat to refer him to the Justice Department, while pushing back on a widely cited $8 billion figure as only mentioned by those “aligned with the Trump Administration.”<\/p>\n

“That is a false number,” Ellison said. “The fact is, is that fraud is always wrong.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Why don’t you give me a break, man?” he continued.<\/p>\n

The comments come as Vance, the head of the Trump administration\u2019s new anti-fraud task force, threatened to press the Justice Department to open an investigation into Ellison\u2019s alleged knowledge of the widespread fraud scheme in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

VANCE REFERS TIM WALZ, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DOJ FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OVER STATE’S ALLEGED FRAUD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When asked about the common estimate of Minnesota fraud ballooning to about $8 billion, Ellison grew visibly frustrated with the reporter and ended the interview, claiming the number is only used by those of a certain political affiliation.<\/p>\n

“I<\/strong>f you ask the newspapers for a forensic accounting<\/a>, the number you mentioned is tightly identified with people of a very unique political persuasion aligned with the Trump administration,” Ellison told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

“So, I\u2019m done talking to you. Bye-bye,” he said as he began walking away.<\/p>\n

MAGNITUDE \u2018CANNOT BE OVERSTATED\u2019: FEDS SAY MINNESOTA FRAUD MAY BE MORE THAN $9B<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When the reporter stated he had wanted Ellison to clear up the number and was citing a variety of reports, Ellison continued to question the claimed biases of his reporting.<\/p>\n

“<\/strong>It’s wrong though. And if you’re a real reporter, you should know that,” he said, pointing to the Fox News Digital reporter.<\/p>\n

The estimate has been widely cited by both the House Oversight Committee<\/a> and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who have argued that potentially billions of dollars were lost to fraud in Minnesota’s public assistance programs.<\/p>\n

DEM-APPOINTED EDUCATION OFFICIALS FACE NEW SCRUTINY AS FEEDING OUR FUTURE SCANDAL WIDENS, TRUMP TARGETS FRAUD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Thompson said investigators have reason to believe that roughly half of the $18 billion paid through 14 Medicaid programs since 2018 could have been part of a major fraud scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The scandal drew national attention through congressional investigations<\/a> and a series of high-profile fraud cases involving federally funded nutrition, education and Medicaid-related programs. Prosecutors have alleged that multiple nonprofit organizations diverted millions of taxpayer dollars through fraudulent schemes, many of which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Several of the most prominent cases, including the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme<\/a>, were connected to Minnesota’s Somali community.<\/p>\n

House Oversight Committee investigators have also argued that Ellison was aware of fraud concerns years before the scandal surfaced, citing interviews with education, human services and executive-office officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/minnesota-ag-ellison-lashes-out-grilled-fraud-scandal-done-talking <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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