A series of state audits in Minnesota highlight fraud and mismanagement under Governor Tim Walz, running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Governor Walz is facing criticism not just for the sheer number of scandals on his watch but also for his failure to hold anyone accountable for them, even from CNN.
In a report titled ‘As fraud scandals erupt in Minnesota on Gov. Tim Walz’s watch, accountability is in short supply,’ the Democrat-supporting network says nonpartisan state auditor Judy Randall’s warnings around “troubling examples of waste, fraud, and abuse” have been “repeatedly minimized or dismissed.”
The scandals are not minor. One saw bonus checks intended for those on the front lines of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic taken by the wrong people. Another saw the Muslim-dominated Feeding Our Future charity steal around $250 million in assistance intended to help feed needy children during the pandemic, the largest such fraud scheme nationwide.
It is not only the auditor and Minnesota Republicans who are criticizing Walz for his failure to prevent fraud and waste or punish those responsible. CNN quotes state Senator Ann Rest—a Democrat—as complaining during one hearing on the Feeding Our Future scam, “The buck is still running down the street and stopping nowhere, and that is unacceptable.”
The Walz government also suffers from general incompetence, presiding over around $1.5 billion in cost overruns connected to a light rail project, for instance.
