Taxpayers’ Money Still Flowing to Indicted Fraud Suspect: Minnesota Lawmaker

The head of a fraud-fighting committee suggested that basic safeguards are still lacking at state agencies despite attempts to quell Minnesota’s fraud epidemic.

The Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minn., on May 11, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

While a man dubbed “Person One” awaits trial on federal charges for allegedly laundering $1.1 million in taxpayer dollars, he and his wife continue to collect payments from other government programs, a Minnesota state lawmaker said on Dec. 17.

That’s concerning, the lawmaker, state Rep. Kristin Robbins, told the fraud-fighting committee that she chairs.