{"id":327353,"date":"2026-01-23T20:24:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/house-oversight-committee-widens-investigation-into-alleged-minnesota-fraud.html"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:24:38","slug":"house-oversight-committee-widens-investigation-into-alleged-minnesota-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/house-oversight-committee-widens-investigation-into-alleged-minnesota-fraud.html","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight Committee widens investigation into alleged Minnesota fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/765abfee_image.jpg\" alt=\"Comer details documents he alleges \u2018implicate\u2019 Walz, Ellison in Minnesota fraud, says they knew\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\" \/> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Comer details documents he alleges \u2018implicate\u2019 Walz, Ellison in Minnesota fraud, says they knew<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., discusses Nick Shirley\u2019s congressional testimony related to alleged Minnesota fraud on \u2018Hannity.\u2019<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">House Committee<\/a> on Oversight and Government Reform Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., is expanding a probe into social services fraud allegedly perpetrated in Minnesota, according to a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"speakable\">\"The Committee requests a staff-level briefing, as well as all underlying documents and communications related to any review the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) conducted regarding the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and allegations of fraud in the State of Minnesota,\" Comer noted in a <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">letter<\/a> to Minnesota Legislative Auditor Judy Randall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">state's<\/a> Office of the Legislative Auditor issued a report earlier this month about a performance audit regarding Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Administration grants during a period spanning July 1, 2022, through 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>TRUMP CITES MINNESOTA FRAUD CASES TO WARN AGAINST MIGRATION FROM \u2018FAILED\u2019 SOCIETIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/9e371554_james-comer-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. James Comer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to the media on the investigation into former President Joe Biden\u2019s cognitive state, in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C.<\/span> <span>(Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">report's<\/a> conclusion asserts, \"The Behavioral Health Administration did not comply with most requirements we tested and did not have adequate internal controls over grant funds.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comer also issued a letter calling for Temporary Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services Shireen Gandhi to deliver \"testimony at an in-person transcribed interview on January 30, 2026.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>\u2018YOU HAVE FAILED\u2019: COMER CLASHES WITH DEMOCRAT AS MINNESOTA FRAUD PROBE SPARKS SHOUTING MATCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n--> <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/3a949c33_image.jpg\" alt=\"'You have failed!': Oversight Committee erupts over Minnesota fraud\" \/> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you do not voluntarily appear for the interview, we will be forced to evaluate the use of the compulsory process,&#8221; the <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">letter warns.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The committee&#8217;s investigation was launched last month, before independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley released a viral report about alleged widespread <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">fraud<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>JOURNALIST WHO EXPOSED ALLEGED MINNESOTA FRAUD SAYS NEWSOM, CALIFORNIA ARE HIS NEXT TARGETS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/2020b517_image.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Shirley testifies before Congress amid Minnesota fraud scandal\" \/> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Criminals in Minnesota have stolen an estimated $9 billion in taxpayer funds intended to feed children, support autistic children, house low-income and disabled Americans, and provide healthcare to vulnerable Medicaid recipients,&#8221; the congressional committee&#8217;s <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">press release<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;> <\/p>\n<p>Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-oversight-committee-widens-investigation-alleged-minnesota-fraud<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Video &#8220;If you do not voluntarily appear for the interview, we will be forced to evaluate the use of the compulsory process,&#8221; the letter warns. The committee&#8217;s investigation was launched last month, before independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley released a viral report about alleged widespread fraud in the state. 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