Hold onto your wallets, folks—nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money may have vanished under Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s watch in what’s being called the biggest COVID-19 fraud fiasco in the nation.
The House Oversight Committee has launched a hard-hitting investigation into Walz’s oversight of a pandemic-era food-aid program meant for low-income children, alleging staggering losses to fraud, with federal probes hinting at funds possibly reaching terrorist hands.
This mess started with a well-intentioned relief effort during the pandemic, designed to feed struggling kids in Minnesota.
But things went south fast—federal prosecutors now claim the program became a cesspool of deceit, with losses nearing $1 billion.
A nonprofit called Feeding Our Future is at the center, accused of diverting around $300 million in taxpayer cash, with over 70 defendants already entangled in the case.
Minnesota education officials noted claims exceeding $500 million from Feeding Our Future and its partners, painting a picture of systemic abuse that somehow slipped through the cracks.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, isn’t mincing words, pointing the finger squarely at Walz for dropping the ball despite red flags waving early on.
“Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was warned about massive fraud in a pandemic food-aid program for children, yet he failed to act,” Comer declared, as reported by the New York Post.
“Instead, whistleblowers who raised concerns faced retaliation,” Comer added, suggesting a troubling pattern of silencing those trying to sound the alarm.
Nearly 500 employees from the Minnesota Department of Human Services have come forward, accusing Walz’s administration of not just ignoring fraud alerts but actively punishing those who spoke up.
On X, these employees vented their frustration, stating, “We let Tim Walz know of fraud early on, hoping for a partnership in stopping fraud but no, we got the opposite response.”
They further claimed Walz undermined oversight by sidelining the Office of the Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to brush off critical audit findings—a move that, if true, smells like negligence at best.
Here’s where it gets even uglier: both the House Committee and the Treasury Department are digging into whether some of this money ended up with al-Shabaab, a known terrorist group.
While federal indictments haven’t yet confirmed terror links, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised a thorough investigation, and unnamed sources cited by the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal suggest some funds may have crossed dangerous borders.
With Comer’s committee wielding subpoena power and the ability to refer cases to the Justice Department, this probe could turn up heat Walz didn’t see coming—especially if any terror funding claims stick, though official confirmation remains absent for now.
