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WhiskeyGrinder

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2. There are several things going on here.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:28 PM

Nov 29

* This issue is being flogged as an immigration scandal, and specifically a "Minneapolis is Somalia" lie, when it's much more about privatization efforts pushing government services to be outsourced to nonprofits without oversight.

* This makes Walz super weak as a candidate in his effort to get a third term as governor next fall, which weakens the entire ticket (includes a senate seat, AG, secretary of state and auditor).

* If the media covered things like wage theft as thoroughly and as sensationally as they do these kinds of things, this would be a much different world.

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FWIW - How Fraud Swamped Minnesota's Social Services System on Tim Walz's Watch (NYT) [View all] dalton99a Nov 29 OP

While sickening, fraud was rampant nationwide. chowder66 Nov 29 #1

Grifting is a part of every culture and every period of history. nt albacore Nov 29 #5

In Michigan, a state contractor hired to process unemployment claims funneled million to associates in fake claims MichMan Dec 2 #6

There are several things going on here. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 29 #2

I cannot accept snowybirdie Nov 29 #3

A Somali-American former investigator: why you're hearing about fraud in my community (July 2024) Celerity Nov 29 #4

59 people have already been convicted so far MichMan Dec 3 #9

Sad story with a lot of angles. I hope it doesn't hurt Dems in Minnesota. LymphocyteLover Dec 3 #7

Attorney representing some of the defendants stating there was little or no oversight MichMan Dec 3 #8

This is why Trump said this money would not be tracked. travelingthrulife Dec 3 #10

DURec leftstreet Dec 3 #11

These were state programs with no oversight, not federal MichMan Dec 3 #13

Ah leftstreet Dec 3 #14

NYT with a pre-emptive strike on Gov Walz's presidential ambitions. Par for the course. 617Blue Dec 3 #12

He was never going to be president with or without this story. BannonsLiver Dec 3 #17

It happens all the time in Europe, too DFW Dec 3 #15

+1. dalton99a Dec 3 #18

This entire ForgedCrank Dec 3 #16

Apparently there were quite a few state employees that said they expressed fraud concerns but were ignored. MichMan Dec 3 #19