Legislative Auditor Judy Randall said auditors found documents the agency "either backdated or created" after the audit began ...

The state watchdog identified a "number of documents" that staff either backdated or created after the audit began.

One auditor noted that several documents were created by the Behavioral Health Administration only after the audit began and ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services will delete emails more than a year old starting in August under a new policy unless workers decide the messages contain official government records. The ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) held a media briefing on Monday to provide updates about the progress in ...

WASHINGTON — The US Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether billions in taxpayer dollars sent to Minnesota social service programs were used to unlawfully “fuel illegal and ...

A top prosecutor suggested on Thursday that the total amount of fraud in Minnesota could be $9 billion or more. According to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, 14 Medicaid services under ...

Federal prosecutors have charged several individuals with defrauding Minnesota's human services programs, including some who traveled to the state for "fraud tourism." An Assistant U.S. Attorney ...

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson on Dec. 18, 2025, said the amount of fraud in Minnesota is "staggering." (Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer) A Minnesota safety net program was so easy ...

President Donald Trump’s recent comments about fraud in Minnesota has given the issue national attention. But the Minnesota Star Tribune has covered the issue for more than a decade. Investigators ...