Report: Groundwork for fraud in Minnesota human services goes back 50 years

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 773

Last Updated: 6 days, 13 hours ago

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A report published Monday by an appointee of Gov. Tim Walz to oversee program integrity found that state agencies have been repeatedly warned about vulnerabilities in state-run social services going back to at least the 1970s.

Tim O’Malley, who was designated the state’s Director of Program Integrity in December, said in a press briefing that the state has “long-standing vulnerabilities” that people have used to defraud state programs.

The 57-page report, titled “Roadmap to …

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