We’ve been closely following the alarming fraud case in Minnesota, which is estimated to exceed $1 billion.
Last month, the issue gained national attention, partly due to a whistleblower highlighting the fraud on their X account and claiming they faced retaliation for attempting to address it. However, this problem has been ongoing for quite some time.
On Wednesday, the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee conducted a hearing where officials from the state’s Department of Health and Department of Human Services were questioned about fraudulent activities in adult day care and assisted living programs. The Committee noted that despite previous discussions on the topic, new concerns and questions have emerged, underscoring a breakdown in “internal controls.”
Kristin Robbins, the Fraud Committee Chair and a Republican gubernatorial candidate, criticized the Walz administration’s inspector general. She pointed out that whistleblowers hesitated to come forward due to fear of retaliation, leading to a lack of trust in the administration. Instead, whistleblowers have been reporting through a committee-established portal, which is currently being investigated.
Watch and read her full comments below:
Disability advocate Nathaniel Olson provided a poignant perspective on the issue, emphasizing the impact on those who genuinely rely on these services. He strongly criticized Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a potential contender for the 2028 presidential election, for the fraud.
“We did receive your letter, Inspector General, asking us to share information with you on credible whistleblower reports. To date, we have not. That is because there is no trust, as you might understand. This fraud has been perpetuated on your watch, and the whistleblowers who reach out to us within the department are terrified. They feel they have already been retaliated against, and they are very afraid to reach out to you. If they believed we were turning around and giving their information to you, we would not have whistleblowers.”
Watch and read her full comments below:
🚨 WATCH: Fraud Committee Chair Kristin Robbins (R) goes off on Tim Walz’s Inspector General over retaliation against @Minnesota_DHS whistleblowers.
“We did receive your letter, Inspector General, asking us to share information with you on credible whistleblower reports. To… pic.twitter.com/KpIwNNnPVy
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) December 17, 2025
But it was disability advocate Nathaniel Olson who put a real face on the problem as he spoke about how this has hurt the people who really need the services. He ripped into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), a potential 2028 presidential candidate, over the fraud.
🚨 WATCH: Disability advocate Nathaniel Olson just RIPPED into Tim Walz and Minnesota’s DHS during today’s Fraud and Prevention Oversight Committee hearing.
“I’ve heard the commissioners and the Department of Human Services, but the one thing I’m freaking worried about is this… pic.twitter.com/wQ9NkvrSzt
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) December 17, 2025
“And sadly, it’s quite interesting that we have Governor Walz speaking in front of the state, and saying that this fraud is nothing. But my people are done suffering. We’re done with this fraud. We’re done with the Department of Human Services coming up here and saying, ‘Oh, we’re going to figure this out.’
This has been too long. The administration knew that this fraud was coming. I’ve talked to families, parents, everyone…have been reaching out to me and saying, ‘Oh, this is what is happening to my child. This is what is happening to my child. We’re afraid.’ We need to put aside this differences, and we need to come together and put a stop to this fraud. Our governor is not doing anything to help us, but instead sits here and decides he wants to blame Donald J. [Trump], the President of the United States, who had nothing to do with this. There’s a time to hold our governor accountable, and I’m not seeing it. This fraud is outrageous.
And I’m very scared for my little brother if he goes into an ICS home [Integrated Community Support, a home for adults with disabilities]. But right now, he’s home with my parents, and he’s going to stay there because I’m going to keep fighting for these disability people, because none of them are right here. And I am their voice. It is time for us to say enough is enough. I’m done. And it makes me sad to see what’s happening to our state. This was a great state. It was. But all of this fraud that is coming around here, all these excuses that is happening, needs to stop. Minnesota needs to become a great state again.”
Amen. Good job, Nathaniel Olson. He could use more people standing up with him and pounding the table to finally get this addressed. What Walz has done so far is downplay everything.
