How Minnesota Became the Land of 10,000 Frauds

The simple explanation: The state makes it easy for criminals to get away with their wrongdoing.

By Matthew Continetti. Excerpts:

"Three separate plots to bilk welfare programs. Fifty-nine federal convictions. More than $1 billion stolen from taxpayers."

"Since 2020 . . . government-benefits fraud cases have increased 242%."

"the amount of fraud in unemployment-insurance programs was between $100 billion and $135 billion."

"$14.6 billion in healthcare fraud."

"Empire Cuisine & Market, a small halal grocery in Shakopee, Minn., claimed to be feeding thousands of children daily. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur pocketed close to $1 million by submitting lists of fake names and food sites to the Federal Child Nutrition Program."

"Minnesota became the first state to provide Medicaid coverage for housing assistance in 2022." 

"It became a full-employment program for fraudsters."

"Costs ballooned from a projected $2.6 million annual budget to $104 million last year."

"Minnesota’s full-bore progressivism created interlocking structures of taxpayer support that are lax, openhanded and easy to exploit."