Vance Refers Fraud Allegations Involving Minnesota Governor, AG for DOJ Investigation

A House Oversight Committee report alleged that senior state officials were ‘aware of widespread taxpayer fraud’ in Minnesota’s social service programs.

Vice President JD Vance arrives to speak at the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 28, 2026. Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images

Vice President JD Vance said Monday that he has referred allegations of fraud connected to social service programs in Minnesota, which are tied to Gov. Tim Walz and state attorney general Keith Ellison, to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation.

“Minnesota state officials are not above the law, and if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew, or harassed and intimated whistleblowers, they must face justice,” Vance said in a post on X.