House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is demanding answers from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over alleged widespread fraud in state social services and Medicaid programs. Comer wants Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to testify at a public hearing on February tenth, twenty twenty-six. The probe builds on the Feeding Our Future scandal, where crooks allegedly stole tens of millions meant for kids meals during the pandemic. Walz, a Democrat whos been governor since twenty nineteen, now faces questions on how this happened on his watch. Comer says Walz cant dodge accountability, even if hes stepping down. The American people deserve answers now. Investigators are digging deeper into fourteen high-risk Medicaid services, with billions in billings since twenty eighteen. Suspected fraud could top nine billion dollars. The committee wants documents, emails, suspicious activity reports from the Treasury, and interviews with state officials. Meanwhile, a separate hearing on January seventh will hear from Minnesota Republican lawmakers on public assistance fraud. Walz and Ellison havent responded yet, but as prosecutions roll on, the pressure keeps building in this unfolding state scandal.

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