In an absolutely awesome announcement made both on X and via letter, Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, announced that the Trump Administration discovered massive, USDA-connected fraud in Minnesota, which has taken no steps to fix the issue, and so would be totally cutting off the state from any USDA funding.
As background, Minnesota has remained in the news for weeks because of the massive scale of the fraud committed by Somalis in the state, namely the pilfering of welfare programs funded by state and federal taxpayers, such as the “Feeding Our Future” program that provided free meals to needy kids and the daycare program scandal.
So, Rollins is cutting the state off from federal funding. Announcing as much in a post on X, the Agriculture Secretary began by saying, “Enough is enough! The Trump administration has uncovered MASSIVE fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis—billions siphoned off by fraudsters. And those in charge have ZERO plan to fix it.”
Continuing, she said, “Today, @USDA is SUSPENDING FEDERAL FINANCIAL AWARDS to Minnesota and Minneapolis, effective immediately, until sufficient proof has been provided that the fraud has stopped. No more handouts to thieves! Time to drain the Minnesota swamp and put American taxpayers first. 🇺🇸💪”
In the letter itself, Rollins wrote that the Department of Agriculture would be cutting the state off from funding because its leaders have shown themselves unable to steward taxpayer dollars. She wrote, “Dear Governor Walz and Mayor Frey, It is my responsibility as Secretary of Agriculture to ensure sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars by eliminating fraud, waste and abuse in all programs funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The widespread and systemic fraud associated with federal benefit programs in the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis demonstrate an inability to handle federal resources without additional oversight and accountability measures in place.”
Continuing, she described the staggering amounts of fraud that has already been discovered in the state, saying, “During your tenures as Governor of Minnesota and Mayor of Minneapolis, numerous non-profits and businesses have defrauded the federal government in what a federal prosecutor in Minnesota called ‘a staggering, industrial-scale fraud’.”
Further, she gave some specific examples of the fraud that Walz and Frey have let occur, saying, “Most notably, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit— Feeding Our Future defrauded U.S. taxpayers of nearly $250 million in federal funds given to them by the Minnesota Department of Education. This fraud scheme involved USDA funding provided to the State of Minnesota to feed hungry children under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). As of late November, 78 defendants had been charged in what the Department of Justice characterized as the largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country.”
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Then, after giving yet more examples of the fraud they have let happen, Rollins noted that Frey and Walz have let fraudsters steal from American taxpayers with what amounts to impunity, saying, “While the full extent of fraud in Minnesota is not yet known, it is clear that, under your leadership or lack thereof— fraudsters can take advantage of federal funds and the American taxpayer with impunity. This necessitates federal action to protect taxpayer dollars until adequate safeguards can be established.”
Still not done, she gave an example of how the woke Minnesota regime has not just refused to help crack down on fraud, but actively subvert the administration’s efforts to hold fraudsters accountable, she said, “Despite a staggering, wide-reaching fraud scandal, your Administrations refuse to provide basic information or take common sense measures to stop fraud. In fact, rather than confirm your SNAP rolls are accurate to prevent continuing fraud, you asked the courts to block USDA’s directive to recertify the State’s SNAP recipients.”
And, announcing the suspension of taxpayer funding, she said, “Therefore, because of your failed leadership and abysmal financial management oversight, 1 am notifying you that, effective immediately, I am suspending payments on all active awards and any future awards from USDA to the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis, currently totaling over $129.18 million. Within 30 days, you shall provide USDA with payment justifications for all federal dollar expenditures from January 20, 2025, to the present. Going forward, all transactions on awards to the State of Minnesota or the City of Minneapolis will require such payment justification. If those payment justifications are not received, awards will remain suspended.”
Watch Walz face calls to be held criminally accountable for the fraud scandal: