GREGG JARRETT: If Walz is charged in Minnesota fraud scandal, his best defense is incompetence
An indictment might charge conspiracy to defraud, aiding and abetting, and accessory after the fact
By Gregg Jarrett Fox News
Published January 10, 2026 8:38am EST
"I hereby plead incompetence and stupidity."
That’s probably the best defense that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz can offer if he is criminally charged in the shocking multi-billion-dollar taxpayer ripoffs that grow larger by the day.
Given his earned reputation, his excuse of incompetence would be credible.
Nearly every social service program receiving federal dollars was fleeced by fraudsters right under Walz’s nose, including child nutrition, daycare, healthcare, housing, and autism aid. Most of the perpetrators were Somalians who comprise a powerful voting block that the governor treasures like gold.
Walz was repeatedly warned of the swindles as far back as 2019 when he first took office. Instead of stopping the scams and prosecuting the grifters, he indulged them by establishing a culture of permissible fraud.
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