Minnesota 'tried to cover up fraud allegations,' former state trooper alleges
A former Minnesota Department of Human Services investigator, Jay Swanson, alleged during a legislative hearing that a senior state official pressured him to delete findings from a 2018 report on child care fraud. Swanson claimed the official reacted angrily when he refused, citing legal obligations to cooperate with the Office of the Legislative Auditor. His testimony coincided with FBI raids on 22 child care facilities in Minnesota as part of a broader federal fraud investigation.
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FBI Minnesota 'tried to cover up fraud allegations,' former state trooper alleges Testimony came the same day FBI raided over 20 Minneapolis child care facilities in a sweeping federal fraud probe By Robert McGreevy Fox News Published April 30, 2026 10:52am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Former Minnesota investigator says a senior state government official illegally pressured him to delete child care fraud findings Jay Swanson, a former investigator for Minnesota's Department of Human Services, testifies that a senior government official instructed him to delete specific sections of a report on child care fraud in the state.
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