December 6, 2025 • 11 mins
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Whistleblower Allegations
- Over 400 employees from the Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services claim they warned Governor Walz about the fraud early but faced retaliation instead of cooperation.
- Allegations include monitoring, threats, and discrediting of fraud reports.
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Nature of the Fraud
- Fraud reportedly involved members of the Somali diaspora misappropriating millions from Medicaid autism programs.
- Funds allegedly sent overseas to terrorist organizations like Al-Shabaab.
- Nearly 100 autism clinics investigated for fraudulent billing.
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Political Dimension
- Walz ignored the issue for political gain, citing the Somali community’s voting power.
- Democrats were prioritizing votes over accountability.
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Media Criticism
- Mainstream media downplayed the scandal.
- NBC’s interview with Walz was “softball” at best, allowing him to deflect blame and attack Donald Trump.
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Governor’s Response
- Walz acknowledges responsibility for prosecuting offenders but rejects demonizing an entire community.
- Minnesota’s prosperity and social programs were blaming federal cuts for oversight challenges.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
You've had some concerns about crime in American cities some
of the cities that'll be hosting. Have they remedied that
for you? Are you still considering maybe asking FIFA to
move some of those cities.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
No, I don't want to do that, but I will
tell you if they do have a problem, by the
time we get there, we'll take care of that problem.
We can solve that problem. I've proven that in DC
and everywhere else we went, so we'll take care of
that very easily. So if they have a problem, hopefully
they'll let us know that and we will solve any problem.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben ferguson good.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
Saturday morning, it's nice to have you with us on
the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got a big
story for you the men and women in Minnesota's Department
of Health. More than four hundred individuals are now becoming whistleblowers,
claiming that Governor Tim Waltz knew about fraud in its
earliest stages. As hundreds of millions of dollars we're disappearing
(00:54):
and going to fun terrorist organization Al Shabab. Now, the
Trump administration is investigating, but first want to tell you
about our friends over at Patriot Mobile. Every so often,
something happens that reminds us just how fragile our freedoms are.
We can't afford to take our rights for granted. We
must draw a line in the sand, and our friends
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Speaker 3 (02:59):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Hundreds of Minnesota government workers have now accused the state's
leftist radical governor, former VP ken At Tim Walls, of
being responsible for the biggest fraud case in the state's history.
What is Tim Waltz saying about it? Oh, well, he's
saying Donald Trump is insane and he wants his MRI
(03:22):
release switched. The president did now. The statement came from
over four hundred individuals in the Minnesota Department of Health
and Human Services employees, and the group claimed that it
alerted Governor Tim Waltz the Democrat in charge to the
fraud in the early stages of its discovery, but he
allegedly retaliated against the whistleblowers. The statement they put out
(03:45):
said this, Tim Waltz is one hundred percent responsible for
massive fraud of Minnesota. We let Tim Waltz know of
fraud early on, hoping for a partnership and stopping fraud,
but no, we got the opposite response. Governor walt systematically
retaliate against the whistleblowers, using monitoring threats, repression, and did
his best to discredit fraud reports. Instead of partnership, we
(04:08):
got the full weight of retaliation by Tim Waltz, certain
DFL members and an indifferent mainstream media. It's scary, isolating,
and left us wondering who can we turn to. In
addition to retaliating against whistleblowers, Tim Waltz disempowered the Office
of Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings
(04:33):
and their guidance. Media and politicians supporting Tim Waltz or
the DFL agenda attacked the whistleblowers who are trying to
raise red flags on the fraudulent activities. The New York
Times even has a headline now that says how fraud
swamp Minnesota's social services system on Tim Waltz's watch. Prosecutors
(04:54):
say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing
political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national
intention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration. Now again,
when I just read you, is from the actual New
York Times. Not only that, but a damning quote on
Tim waltz failure to stop the fraud consuming Minnesota quote.
(05:16):
No one was doing anything about the red flags. It
was like someone was stealing money from the cookie jar
and they kept refilling it. That is again a line
from the New York Times article. Now, Somali's in Minnesota
LEGLI took millions and millions and millions of dollars in
state medicaid autism care programs. We talked about this recently
(05:38):
on this show. And then they sent it to their
native country and it's terrorist organizations. Again, something that you
knew about weeks ago if you listened to this show.
Brightbart News even report in July that nearly one hundred
autism clinics in Minnesota were being investigated for fraudulently billing
medicaid for treatment of children supposedly diagnosed with autism, most
(06:01):
of it in connection with the rampantly corrupt Somali community
around Minneapolis, but the fraud is far more widespread, with
far more money involved than was previously reported, all of
which has been something that the Governor Tim Waltz knew about.
The House Majority whip Tom Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota,
has since called for an investigation to the millions of
(06:23):
tax payer dollars state taxpayer money literally going directly to
a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda known as al Shabab,
again something we expose on this show. And despite the
evidence of fraud, State Democrats have continued to support the
Somali community why because they need their votes now. In
its post on x on Saturday, the Minnesota DHS continued
(06:47):
criticizing the governor, stating quote Fundamentally, Tim Waltz is dishonest,
lax ethics and integrity, has poor leadership abilities, and has
never taken any accountability for his role in this fraud
where tax hours went directly to terrorists, which brings us
to the media. Halfway covering this, NBC News on Meet
(07:07):
the Press had Tim Waltz on on Sunday, and I
want you to listen to how softbally they were with him,
and how they let Tim Waltz in essence not answer
the question and somehow go back to attacking Donald Trump
when the fraud that has taken place in a state
was helping terrorists organizations.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Listen carefully, well, speaking of the Somali community, President Trump
is targeting them and your state and party, citing fraud
is the reason for his crackdown. Dozens of people of
East African descent have been charged, convicted, and sentenced for
stealing more than a billion dollars in taxpayer money from
government programs during COVID. As you know, Governor, that is
(07:47):
more than Minnesota spends each year to run its Department
of Corrections. So I want to give you a chance
to respond to this. Do you take responsibility for failing
to stop this fraud in your state?
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Well, certainly I take responsibility for putting people in jail.
Governors don't get to just talk theoretically. We have to
solve problems. And I will note it's not just Somali's.
Minnesota is a generous state. Minnesota is a prosperous days
a well run state or triple A bond rated. But
that attracts criminals. Those people are going to jail. We're
doing everything we can, but to demonize an entire community
(08:19):
on the actions of a few, it's lazy. And as
you heard Senator Kelly say, this president has cut a
lot of inspector generals. He's cut programs that could help
us tackle us on. So we are we'll take it on.
We'll put folks in jail. I don't care what your
nationality is, I don't care who your religion is, your color,
if you're committing crimes. These are programs that were meant
(08:39):
to serve students with autism, to housing, and to making
sure people had enough to eat. There's a reason Minnesota
ranks as the top lowest childhood poverty, best place for
children to live. People are taking advantage that they're going
to prison. That is totally disconnected with demonizing an entire
group of people who came here fleeing civil war and
created a vibe community that makes Minnesota in this country better.
(09:02):
But that's Donald Trump. Deflec demonies, come up with no solutions.
He's not going to help fix anything on fraud, My god,
There's a big difference between fraud and corruption, and corruption
is something he knows about well, the governor.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
You notice she didn't interdrupt him one time. She let
him put out the lives and the propaganda. He talks
about people getting arrested when he was the one allowing
the money and the whistleblowers were targeted. Four hundred workers
have now come out against the governor. Why did he
not act? It's very clear he needs the Somali votes.
(09:37):
The Democratic Party has sold their soul to the Somali
voting block in Minnesota, and it's a large voting block,
make no mistake about it. And so he was willing
to look the other way while the fraud was happening
because he thought it was worth it politically. What's scary
is that guy was very close to becoming the vice
(09:58):
president the United States of America. And what's even more
damning about what I just told you is the fact
that they knew where the money was going. It was
going to terrorists, The money was leaving the country. The
number of students that had autism in the Somali community
was absolutely insane compared to the rest of the world.
(10:19):
The statistics showed that there was a huge fraud. Everyone
knew that there was a huge fraud. More than four
hundred people that also, by the way, knew this was
not a political thing. It was clearly a national security
issue and an issue of just corruption in a community
that the Democrats said, no, no, no, we need them, we
(10:41):
need their votes. So here we are Democrats saying, hey,
we actually think somehow you're a bad person. Mister President,
you're onhedge. We demand your MRI. That's their response to
corruption and fraud in Minnesota. Well, the President released it
and says, now it's your turn to answer question. I'm
just fine. The question now is who will go to
(11:03):
jail and will there be any accountability at all for
any of those involved that includes the governor in this investigation.
We'll keep you updated on it that I can promise you.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here on Monday morning.
You've had some concerns about crime in American cities some
of the cities that'll be hosting. Have they remedied that
for you? Are you still considering maybe asking FIFA to
move some of those cities.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
No, I don't want to do that, but I will
tell you if they do have a problem, by the
time we get there, we'll take care of that problem.
We can solve that problem. I've proven that in DC
and everywhere else we went, so we'll take care of
that very easily. So if they have a problem, hopefully
they'll let us know that and we will solve any problem.
Speaker 3 (00:26):
If you're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with
Ben ferguson good.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
Saturday morning, it's nice to have you with us on
the forty seven Morning Update, and we've got a big
story for you the men and women in Minnesota's Department
of Health. More than four hundred individuals are now becoming whistleblowers,
claiming that Governor Tim Waltz knew about fraud in its
earliest stages. As hundreds of millions of dollars we're disappearing
(00:54):
and going to fun terrorist organization Al Shabab. Now, the
Trump administration is investigating, but first want to tell you
about our friends over at Patriot Mobile. Every so often,
something happens that reminds us just how fragile our freedoms are.
We can't afford to take our rights for granted. We
must draw a line in the sand, and our friends
(01:16):
at Patriot Mobile have been doing just that for more
than twelve years. The truth is there is only one
provider that boldly stands in the gap for Americans who
believe freedom is we're fighting for, and that company is
Patriot Mobile. Not only are they leading the red economy,
they're also outpacing the competition and technology. Patriot Mobile is
(01:38):
one of the only carriers offering premium access to all
three major US networks, giving you nationwide coverage and service
that you can count on day after day. They also
offer unlimited data plans, mobile hotspots, international roaming, internet backup,
and so much more. And switching has never been easier.
(02:00):
You can activate in minutes on your phone from your
home or your office and you keep your same number.
You've got now keep your same phone or upgrade to
a new one. And this is where the magic happens.
Every month, about five percent of your bill is given
back to conservative causes at no extra cost to you
that stand up for our First and our Second Amendment rights,
(02:21):
the rights of unborn children, and are wounded warriors and
those that have fought for a country and wear a badge.
So take a stand today. Go to patriotmobile dot com
slash ben forty seven or call ninety seven to two Patriot,
and if you use the promo code BEN forty seven,
(02:42):
you're gonna get a free month of service. That's Patriot
Mobile dot com slash ben forty seven or nine seven
to two Patriot and make the switch today. It's the
forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Hundreds of Minnesota government workers have now accused the state's
leftist radical governor, former VP ken At Tim Walls, of
being responsible for the biggest fraud case in the state's history.
What is Tim Waltz saying about it? Oh, well, he's
saying Donald Trump is insane and he wants his MRI
(03:22):
release switched. The president did now. The statement came from
over four hundred individuals in the Minnesota Department of Health
and Human Services employees, and the group claimed that it
alerted Governor Tim Waltz the Democrat in charge to the
fraud in the early stages of its discovery, but he
allegedly retaliated against the whistleblowers. The statement they put out
(03:45):
said this, Tim Waltz is one hundred percent responsible for
massive fraud of Minnesota. We let Tim Waltz know of
fraud early on, hoping for a partnership and stopping fraud,
but no, we got the opposite response. Governor walt systematically
retaliate against the whistleblowers, using monitoring threats, repression, and did
his best to discredit fraud reports. Instead of partnership, we
(04:08):
got the full weight of retaliation by Tim Waltz, certain
DFL members and an indifferent mainstream media. It's scary, isolating,
and left us wondering who can we turn to. In
addition to retaliating against whistleblowers, Tim Waltz disempowered the Office
of Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings
(04:33):
and their guidance. Media and politicians supporting Tim Waltz or
the DFL agenda attacked the whistleblowers who are trying to
raise red flags on the fraudulent activities. The New York
Times even has a headline now that says how fraud
swamp Minnesota's social services system on Tim Waltz's watch. Prosecutors
(04:54):
say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing
political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national
intention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration. Now again,
when I just read you, is from the actual New
York Times. Not only that, but a damning quote on
Tim waltz failure to stop the fraud consuming Minnesota quote.
(05:16):
No one was doing anything about the red flags. It
was like someone was stealing money from the cookie jar
and they kept refilling it. That is again a line
from the New York Times article. Now, Somali's in Minnesota
LEGLI took millions and millions and millions of dollars in
state medicaid autism care programs. We talked about this recently
(05:38):
on this show. And then they sent it to their
native country and it's terrorist organizations. Again, something that you
knew about weeks ago if you listened to this show.
Brightbart News even report in July that nearly one hundred
autism clinics in Minnesota were being investigated for fraudulently billing
medicaid for treatment of children supposedly diagnosed with autism, most
(06:01):
of it in connection with the rampantly corrupt Somali community
around Minneapolis, but the fraud is far more widespread, with
far more money involved than was previously reported, all of
which has been something that the Governor Tim Waltz knew about.
The House Majority whip Tom Emmer, a Republican from Minnesota,
has since called for an investigation to the millions of
(06:23):
tax payer dollars state taxpayer money literally going directly to
a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda known as al Shabab,
again something we expose on this show. And despite the
evidence of fraud, State Democrats have continued to support the
Somali community why because they need their votes now. In
its post on x on Saturday, the Minnesota DHS continued
(06:47):
criticizing the governor, stating quote Fundamentally, Tim Waltz is dishonest,
lax ethics and integrity, has poor leadership abilities, and has
never taken any accountability for his role in this fraud
where tax hours went directly to terrorists, which brings us
to the media. Halfway covering this, NBC News on Meet
(07:07):
the Press had Tim Waltz on on Sunday, and I
want you to listen to how softbally they were with him,
and how they let Tim Waltz in essence not answer
the question and somehow go back to attacking Donald Trump
when the fraud that has taken place in a state
was helping terrorists organizations.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Listen carefully, well, speaking of the Somali community, President Trump
is targeting them and your state and party, citing fraud
is the reason for his crackdown. Dozens of people of
East African descent have been charged, convicted, and sentenced for
stealing more than a billion dollars in taxpayer money from
government programs during COVID. As you know, Governor, that is
(07:47):
more than Minnesota spends each year to run its Department
of Corrections. So I want to give you a chance
to respond to this. Do you take responsibility for failing
to stop this fraud in your state?
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Well, certainly I take responsibility for putting people in jail.
Governors don't get to just talk theoretically. We have to
solve problems. And I will note it's not just Somali's.
Minnesota is a generous state. Minnesota is a prosperous days
a well run state or triple A bond rated. But
that attracts criminals. Those people are going to jail. We're
doing everything we can, but to demonize an entire community
(08:19):
on the actions of a few, it's lazy. And as
you heard Senator Kelly say, this president has cut a
lot of inspector generals. He's cut programs that could help
us tackle us on. So we are we'll take it on.
We'll put folks in jail. I don't care what your
nationality is, I don't care who your religion is, your color,
if you're committing crimes. These are programs that were meant
(08:39):
to serve students with autism, to housing, and to making
sure people had enough to eat. There's a reason Minnesota
ranks as the top lowest childhood poverty, best place for
children to live. People are taking advantage that they're going
to prison. That is totally disconnected with demonizing an entire
group of people who came here fleeing civil war and
created a vibe community that makes Minnesota in this country better.
(09:02):
But that's Donald Trump. Deflec demonies, come up with no solutions.
He's not going to help fix anything on fraud, My god,
There's a big difference between fraud and corruption, and corruption
is something he knows about well, the governor.
Speaker 4 (09:15):
You notice she didn't interdrupt him one time. She let
him put out the lives and the propaganda. He talks
about people getting arrested when he was the one allowing
the money and the whistleblowers were targeted. Four hundred workers
have now come out against the governor. Why did he
not act? It's very clear he needs the Somali votes.
(09:37):
The Democratic Party has sold their soul to the Somali
voting block in Minnesota, and it's a large voting block,
make no mistake about it. And so he was willing
to look the other way while the fraud was happening
because he thought it was worth it politically. What's scary
is that guy was very close to becoming the vice
(09:58):
president the United States of America. And what's even more
damning about what I just told you is the fact
that they knew where the money was going. It was
going to terrorists, The money was leaving the country. The
number of students that had autism in the Somali community
was absolutely insane compared to the rest of the world.
(10:19):
The statistics showed that there was a huge fraud. Everyone
knew that there was a huge fraud. More than four
hundred people that also, by the way, knew this was
not a political thing. It was clearly a national security
issue and an issue of just corruption in a community
that the Democrats said, no, no, no, we need them, we
(10:41):
need their votes. So here we are Democrats saying, hey,
we actually think somehow you're a bad person. Mister President,
you're onhedge. We demand your MRI. That's their response to
corruption and fraud in Minnesota. Well, the President released it
and says, now it's your turn to answer question. I'm
just fine. The question now is who will go to
(11:03):
jail and will there be any accountability at all for
any of those involved that includes the governor in this investigation.
We'll keep you updated on it that I can promise you.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here on Monday morning.
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