Minnesota government officials have accused Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of being solely responsible for massive fraud that has depleted the state's social services programs, arguing that he retaliated against whistleblowers who tried to raise the alarm.
“Tim Walz is 100% responsible for the massive fraud in Minnesota,” the staff wrote in the post. statement posted on social networks. They described a “cascade of systemic failures” and said Walz “systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats and retaliation, and did everything possible to discredit reports of fraud.”
The charges come as federal prosecutors investigate cases involving more than $1 billion in stolen money from taxpayers. funds according to three separate schemes. Prosecutors have so far secured 59 convictions in fraud related to pandemic nutrition programs, housing assistance and autism therapy services. (RELATED: Trump revokes protected status for Minnesotans due to 'fraudulent' and 'terrorist' activities)
Tim Walz is 100% responsible for the massive fraud in Minnesota. We informed Tim Walz about the scam in advance, hoping for cooperation in combating the scam, but no, we received the opposite response. Tim Walz systematically took revenge on whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression… https://t.co/cEtbnuKmgn
— Minnesota Department of Human Services Staff (@Minnesota_DHS) November 30, 2025
Whistleblowers alleged that agency heads appointed by Walz “deliberately ignored rules and laws to cover up reports of fraud” and “were unqualified for their jobs and were instead paid leadership jobs thanks to the friendship of Tim Walz.” According to the statement, employees who witnessed the fraud were “closed, transferred to other positions and ordered to remain silent.”
The staff named several officials they said avoided accountability, including Shireen Gandy, Jess Gale, Jodie Harpstead, Natasha Mertz and Eric Grumdahl.
Waltz denies that concerns over allegations of racism have slowed his administration's response. He said His administration has “erred on the side of generosity” during the pandemic, the New York Times said, and pointed to new measures to prevent fraud.
President Donald Trump brought the scandal to national attention, calling Minnesota “a hub for fraudulent money laundering activity” and calling Walz “seriously retarded” in Social Truth. mail. Asked by reporters if he supported the remark, Trump replied: “Yes, there is something wrong with Walz.”
“Do you support the claim that you are calling Tim Walz mentally retarded?”@POTHUS: “Yeah, there’s something wrong with Walz.” 🤣 https://t.co/pA9dcj0fNw pic.twitter.com/DPHhv3mRpb
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 30, 2025
The whistleblowers said they are now turning to federal authorities for help. “We cannot fight fraud in Minnesota alone,” they wrote.
