The topic of fraud is much in the news these days. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Fraud fight brewing in 2026 campaigns as investigations stack up:
Fraud is poised to be a major topic in Minnesota’s races for governor, attorney general and state auditor.
The story is framed as a “Republicans pounce” piece, which runs for some 24 paragraphs. Fully half of the paragraphs are devoted to highlighting and workshopping the Democratic response on the issue.
An example,
DFL state Rep. Dan Wolgamott of St. Cloud, who is running for state auditor, has said he wants to expand the office’s authority to investigate fraud, audit state agencies and issue subpoenas. Minnesota’s Office of the State Auditor currently oversees local government spending, mainly auditing counties and cities.
What a great idea! Rep. Wolgamott is now in his fourth term as a state representative. In 2025, Rep. Wolgamott introduced some 26 bills. Not a single bill addresses the powers of the elected State Auditor.
But it’s not too late! Rep. Wolgamott could still introduce such a bill in 2026 and advocate for its passage.
The Star Tribune reports elsewhere today,
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison launches campaign for third term
Inevitably, the subject of fraud comes up. Ellison responds,
saying his office has prosecuted hundreds of Medicaid fraudsters and recovered millions in stolen funds. Staffers in Ellison’s office worked with federal authorities to investigate several providers who have since been indicted on fraud charges.
This web page from the AG’s official site includes links to all the press releases put out by his office since he was first elected to the post in 2018. The word “Trump” appears 117 times. The word “fraud” appears just 34 times. In 7 of the 34 instances, Ellison is merely praising work done by the U.S. Attorney’s office, in an effort to gain some reflected glory.
Rather than prosecuting “hundreds,” Ellison’s office has, at most, prosecuted one or two dozen individuals for fraud against state government. As for “millions” in recoveries, I cannot find evidence of a single dollar being recovered. In fact, that is my specific beef against his civil prosecutions of fraudsters, where is seeks “cease and desist” orders, but not the forfeiture of any ill-gotten past gains.
Not mentioned once by the Star Tribune is Ellison’s starring role in a one-hour audio recording from 2021 (captured by the Feeding Our Future fraudsters) where the state’s Attorney General meets with the fraudsters, in the office of the fraudsters, and pledges to help the fraudsters in their future endeavors.
American Experiment exclusively published the recording, in April 2025, because no other media outlet would touch it. In today’s article, Feeding Our Future goes completely unmentioned by the Star Tribune.
