Minnesota is going to be the first state that will be in the crosshairs of a groundbreaking and comprehensive congressional investigation into systemic social services fraud, waste and abuse, House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Brent Guthrie told Fox News Digital.
Guthrie’s panel is demanding audits, provider records, fraud referrals and internal communications dating back several years, signaling a deep dive into whether state officials ignored warnings or allowed fraud to flourish – while working with a major HHS sub-agency to help look into misuse of taxpayer dollars at a wide scale.
“The extensive fraud schemes being perpetrated in Minnesota have wreaked havoc on government-funded health programs,” the committee told Fox News Digital via a joint statement from Guthrie and Reps. John Joyce of Pennsylvania and Morgan Griffith of Virginia, both Republicans.
