This Could Be the Scandal That Takes Down Tim Walz

Earlier this year, Gov. Tim Walz floated a future presidential run, but now the real question is whether he will survive as Minnesota’s governor. Over 400 Minnesota Department of Human Services employees accused Walz of being “100% responsible” for massive fraud in Minnesota.

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Minnesota’s Medicaid system has been hit with a staggering fraud scandal, and the trail leads straight to the Somali community around Minneapolis. Prosecutors say Somalis allegedly funneled millions from autism-care programs to their native country and even terrorist organizations. Nearly 100 clinics are under investigation for billing Medicaid for children supposedly diagnosed with autism. One case alone involves 29-year-old Asha Farhan Hassan, accused of embezzling $14 million from the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program. Authorities claim providers

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