Vance refers Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota attorney general to DOJ for fraud investigation [View all]
Source: NBC News
June 8, 2026, 11:01 PM EDT
Vice President JD Vance announced Monday that he is referring Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison — both Democrats — to the Justice Department for a criminal fraud investigation involving social services programs.
“Minnesota state officials are not above the law, and if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew, or harassed and intimated whistleblowers, they must face justice,” Vance wrote on X, adding that his referral was prompted by a letter and a report from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee.
The committee’s report, published Monday, alleged that Minnesota state officials, including Walz and Ellison, were “aware of widespread taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs for years” and did not take steps to stop it.
Walz’s and Ellison’s offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday night on the criminal referral, but their spokespeople were dismissive of the GOP report in statements to other news outlets.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/vance-refers-gov-tim-walz-minnesota-attorney-general-doj-fraud-investi-rcna349125
More Waste. Fraud. Abuse. of taxpayer money by the GOP.
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