Ex-Minnesota state trooper reveals how state ‘tried to cover up fraud allegations’ — then Walz shut down his department
A former Minnesota state trooper, Jay Swanson, testified that state officials attempted to suppress his findings of widespread fraud in the child care assistance program, particularly involving Somali refugees who reportedly knew Minnesota was a prime location for such schemes. He claimed that after his investigation gained momentum, the Department of Human Services dissolved his unit responsible for investigating fraud, waste, and abuse. The allegations emerged during a Minnesota House oversight hearing and contradict Governor Tim Walz's recent claims of being 'tough on fraud' following FBI raids on several day care centers.
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US News Ex-Minnesota state trooper reveals how state ‘tried to cover up fraud allegations’ — then Walz shut down his department By Chris Nesi Published April 30, 2026, 5:30 a.m. ET A former Minnesota state trooper alleged this week that his bosses at the state Department of Human Services tried to bully him into quashing his findings of fraud in the state’s child care funding program. Jay Swanson, a former criminal investigator for the DHS, also revealed that it was well known among Somali refugees in East Africa that Minnesota was the best place to go in the US to pull off child care fraud schemes. And then Gov. Tim Walz came into office — and Swanson’s entire department investigating waste, fraud and abuse was eliminated, according to Republican lawmakers.
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