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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, uh, there's a Medicare and Medicaid fraud statute.
- So often what you'll see is these fraud cases.
- There'll be a Medicare fraud component, a Medicaid fraud component, but then that third component where
- No, I mean if you're committing fraud, you're committing fraud.
- So nothing but fraud.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Preview of the Senate’s 2026 Session – Majority Leader Erin Murphy Feb 16th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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and <00:05:00.600>the fraud and the fraud and the and<00:05:01.720>the - billing, documentation, fraud billing, documentation, fraud prevention,<00:24:21.640>
and - That's leading to fraud.
- with this fraud crisis. with this fraud crisis.
- That's leading to fraud. That's leading to fraud.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/14/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We also can't investigate or prosecute fraud in obtaining benefits, also known as welfare fraud, or fraud
- in<00:07:44.480>
other as welfare fraud, or fraud in other as welfare fraud, or fraud in other - many more people in fraud convictions. many more people in fraud convictions.
- fraud convictions in the entire country. fraud convictions in the entire country.
- investigations in the health care fraud. investigations in the health care fraud.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/11/26 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- fraud uh and in addition to that uh Mr. fraud uh and in addition to that uh Mr. speaker<00:04:25.199
- preventing fraud does something worse. preventing fraud does something worse.
- Representative Schultz: What amount of fraud is okay? What amount and for how long is fraud okay?
- fraud, and abuse. fraud, and abuse. and<01:26:17.440>
should <01:26:17.679>be <01:26 - let us know about whistleblower uh fraud let us know about whistleblower uh fraud allegations<01
Summary:
The House first adopted non-controversial motions, then approved an urgency motion to suspend the rules so Senate File 4476, the human services program integrity package, could move quickly to conference committee before the end of session. The House then adopted a DE amendment to insert House language into the bill, and proceeded to debate several amendments focused on program integrity, fraud prevention, and reporting requirements in human services programs.
Representative Schultz offered Amendment A5 to remove a sunset on the periodic data matching report requirement, arguing the report helps ensure only eligible people receive medical assistance and welfare benefits and should continue to be delivered annually. Supporters said the report had been inconsistently delivered, cited past findings of ineligible recipients, and framed the amendment as a low-cost accountability measure. Opponents, including Representative Nor, said the report had been sent to the chairs, that the issue should be handled through broader HR1-related changes and negotiations with the Senate, and that the amendment was not the right vehicle. After roll call, A5 failed on a 63-67 vote.
Schultz then offered Amendment A6, which would require reporting on homelessness programs, including how many people are served, total costs, outcomes, and possible recoupment of funds if reporting is inadequate. Schultz said the state spends tens of millions on homelessness programs without clear results and that better data would help the legislature make decisions and protect taxpayers. Several members supported the idea of more accountability, while others said the state already receives reports, that homelessness work is being done in partnership with stakeholders, and that the amendment was not the best approach. The discussion continued with further comments on homelessness data and program oversight, but no final vote on A6 is shown in the transcript excerpt.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Floor Session 5/1/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There are important anti-fraud bill.
- businesses filing fraud businesses filing fraud protection.<00:33:41.120>
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So, the Medicaid fraud control unit. So, the Medicaid fraud control unit. - I I appreciate the passion um for fraud I I appreciate the passion um for fraud prevention<01:48
- medical assistance fraud.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota House passes the human services policy bill, HF2115 5/5/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Another example of this we talked a lot in the fraud committee about the business model of fraud.
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committee underlying bill and the fraud committee underlying bill and the fraud - this we talked a lot in the fraud this we talked a lot in the fraud committee<00:15:06.480>
about - So what we've s what we saw in fraud.
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committee did hear it in the fraud committee did hear it in the fraud committee
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Transcript Highlights:
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uh fraud uh fraud uh taking<00:09:01.080>those <00:09:01.280>dollars - So, if you are convicted of fraud So, if you are convicted of fraud in<00:09:16.000>
a <00 - convicted of fraud. convicted of fraud.
- So, this is not just fraud that is involving public money. This is tax fraud across all sectors.
- in just in general already do tax fraud in just in general tax<00:19:32.400>
fraud.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Republican Press Conference 2/6/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We know that we need to stop fraud.
- We know that we need to stop fraud.
- Representative Nash, what are your hopes for anti-fraud legislation?
- calling them pejoratively uh uh fraud calling them pejoratively uh uh fraud notes<00:21:03.200><
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and wanted to talk more waste Fraud and wanted to talk more waste Fraud and
Summary:
House Republican leaders announced that they had reached an organizational agreement with Democrats to organize the Minnesota House and end the session stalemate. Under the deal, Republicans will control the speakership while they hold a 67-66 majority, with Republican chairs on committees and a one-vote edge; if the chamber returns to a 67-67 tie, committees would shift to co-chairs with equal voting. Leaders said the agreement also preserves Republican control of the fraud prevention and agency oversight committee, which will be chaired solely by Rep. Kristin Robbins for two years with a 5-3 Republican majority.
The leaders framed the agreement as a way to get lawmakers back to work, pass priority bills, and avoid a special session. They said House Republicans had continued meeting with constituents and interest groups during the delay and were preparing to introduce a large slate of bills, including anti-fraud measures. Rep. Nash said House Files 1 through 3 would be heard the following week in State Government Finance and moved forward; Robbins described them as a new independent inspector general, an accountability measure, and “fraud notes.”
The discussion also covered the seating of Rep. Brad Tabke, with Republicans saying they wanted a full Ethics Committee hearing on the election issues before any final action. Leaders said the agreement reflected public pressure to return to work, the pending court case over quorum and organization, and the need to complete the budget on time. They also said the Speaker’s role would be largely full-power rather than a co-speaker arrangement, while some shared decision-making would remain for conferees, absences, and certain administrative appointments.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Roadmap to Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention 3/9/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . fraud. fraud.
- approach so as to better prevent fraud approach so as to better prevent fraud in<00:02:08.239>
- Make it clear combating fraud.
- fraud more than there is actual fraud. fraud more than there is actual fraud.
- actual<00:45:54.560>
fraud.
Summary:
Judge Tim O’Malley, Minnesota’s director of program integrity, presented a roadmap to program integrity and fraud prevention built around nine areas for improvement, including leadership and culture, stronger program controls, better coordination among agencies and prosecutors, training, technology modernization, independent oversight, stakeholder engagement, and expanded resources. He said long-standing vulnerabilities in state programs have been exploited by organized criminals, and argued the state must shift from reactive enforcement to front-end prevention, faster detection, and recovery of improper payments. He emphasized that modern data sharing and analytics are especially urgent, and said oversight and accountability are essential for lasting change.
Fay Bernstein, a long-time DHS employee, testified that she experienced retaliation after raising contract compliance concerns years ago. She said she was removed from the building, barred from DHS property, investigated for months, and accused of racism and threatening leadership, which she denied. Bernstein argued DHS leadership lacks a fraud-prevention mindset and said the department’s culture punishes employees who speak up, while serious program failures have harmed vulnerable Minnesotans. She called for major leadership changes and firings at DHS.
Members questioned O’Malley about whether fraud was driven more by sophisticated criminals or by weaknesses in state systems. He said the vulnerabilities have existed for a long time and organized criminal groups are taking advantage of them, especially where data sharing is weak. Members also pressed him on whistleblower protections and retaliation; O’Malley said he should have included the legislature among places employees can report concerns, and said complaints should be thoroughly investigated with accurate information and appropriate consequences for supervisors who fail to act, ranging from coaching to termination depending on the case. No votes or formal actions were taken in this portion of the meeting.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Education Finance Committee hearing on HF779 2/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- But the problem is, and this is a cyclical issue that we're seeing relating to fraud, the biggest fraud
- Is he part of the fraud? What's going on?
- But the problem is, and this is a cyclical issue that we're seeing relating to fraud, the biggest fraud
- But the problem is, and this is a cyclical issue that we're seeing relating to fraud, the biggest fraud
- Is he part of the fraud? What's going on?
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Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- On the fraud side, the industry has done a great job in reducing in-person fraud through chip and tap
- But we're on the hook any time there's fraud from that.
- We could stop a lot of fraud, but there's no way to do that.
- It's covering the fraud fees. And that's kind of huge.
- guaranteed the same interchange fee if they have a lot of fraud on their cards or a little bit of fraud
Summary:
The commission met for its second hearing to study the future of credit card payments and sales transactions and their impacts on small businesses. Members heard extensive testimony from credit unions, retailers, restaurants, and payment-industry representatives on interchange fees, processing fees, fraud, chargebacks, rewards programs, and the ability of businesses to pass fees on to customers. Several witnesses argued that swipe fees have risen sharply, are especially burdensome for restaurants and other small businesses, and are charged on taxes and tips that are merely pass-through amounts. They urged state action to prohibit fees on tax and tip portions, improve transparency, and allow surcharging or convenience fees, while opponents warned that state regulation could reduce fraud protections, increase compliance costs, and threaten consumer rewards programs.
Business owners and trade groups described thin margins, rising costs, and the difficulty of understanding merchant statements or negotiating with processors. Restaurant witnesses said card-not-present and online transactions create the greatest fraud and chargeback risk, with money often removed immediately from merchants’ accounts and disputes rarely resolved in their favor. Retail witnesses gave examples of rising effective rates, higher fees on rewards cards, and the burden of processing fees on low-value transactions. A representative from the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and others said restaurants are effectively paying fees on meals tax and gratuities, which they argued should not be subject to interchange charges.
On the other side, the Cooperative Credit Union Association said interchange revenue helps credit unions fund fraud prevention, rapid card replacement, and member protections, and warned that state limits on interchange could weaken those safeguards and lead to higher consumer costs or reduced services. Airlines for America testified that airline credit card rewards are popular, support travel and jobs in Massachusetts, and could be harmed by interchange reform. The National Restaurant Association and a payments-policy attorney countered that interchange fees are set by card networks rather than competitive markets, that banks remain highly profitable even with rewards, and that states can act after recent court decisions. No votes were taken; the hearing consisted of testimony and questions from commissioners.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- On line 192, we have the fraud unit moved to public safety.
- On line 192, we have the fraud unit moved to public safety.
- On line 192, we have the fraud unit moved to public safety.
- And to us, fraud is not a partisan issue.
- And to us, fraud is not a partisan issue.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
State government committee OKs bill creating new Office of the Inspector General 2/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Minnesota is the worst of the fraud.
- Minnesota is the worst uh of the fraud Minnesota is the worst uh of the fraud it<00:04:43.800>
- We hear a lot about waste, fraud, and abuse, and so the fraud I think is a well-understood term.
- I get fraud, but I hear waste, fraud, and abuse, and like, what are these things?
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a fraud um is fraud you know is fraud uh a fraud um is fraud you know is fraud uh
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informational interview with Rep. Isaac Schultz (R-Elmdale Township) Dec 18th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- target how you're preventing fraud target how you're preventing fraud within<00:02:50.239>
state - over a billion dollars worth of fraud over a billion dollars worth of fraud these<00:03:04.159><
- have come about because of the fraud have come about because of the fraud hearings<00:03:15.920>
- <00:03:36.720>
Not <00:03:36.959>just fraud that we've experienced. - Not just fraud that we've experienced.
Summary:
Representative Schultz reflected on the prior session as highly dynamic and unpredictable, but said it was productive because it allowed many viewpoints to be represented. He described the session as history-making and said he was able to advance priorities for his district and conservative constituents.
He highlighted two main policy wins: a bill he said prevented illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded health care benefits, identified as House File 10, and a bipartisan measure he called “freeing the hot tubs,” which allowed hot tubs at short-term rentals such as Airbnbs and VRBOs after prior Department of Health restrictions. He said both measures were enacted during the special session.
Schultz also discussed his work on the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee, saying the committee was needed to focus on fraud in state agencies. He cited more than a billion dollars in fraud over the past six or seven years, including Feeding Our Future and issues in Medicaid-funded services, waiver services, and the housing stabilization program. He said the committee’s hearings and agency discussions helped produce tangible legislation to strengthen program integrity and protect taxpayer dollars.
Looking ahead to 2026, he said his priorities would be affordability, stopping fraud, and improving school safety and learning environments across all types of schools in Minnesota.
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Republican Media Availability following adjournment of 2025 session 5/19/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we were still pushing on that fraud thing. Minnesota has record fraud.
- Fraud and preventing fraud in Minnesota is a topic of conversation. The bills are ready to go.
- Fraud is something that that tonight.
- Fraud<00:04:24.720>
and <00:04:24.960>preventing <00:04:25.360>fraud <00:04:25.600 - >
in <00:04:25.840>Minnesota Fraud and preventing fraud in Minnesota Fraud and preventing
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- fraud frauded is um aging individuals. fraud frauded is um aging individuals.
- their family I was, you know, fraud their family I was, you know, fraud frauded<00:05:05.520>
- Volunteers across the state deliver fraud education and work directly with victims of fraud.
- devastating fraud. devastating fraud.
- replete with examples of of fraud scams. replete with examples of of fraud scams.
Keywords:
virtual currency, kiosks, prohibition, customer payouts, cryptocurrency regulation, consumer privacy, data privacy, health data, sensitive data, Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, personal data, data broker, targeted advertising, geofencing, location tracking, health care privacy, patient privacy, consent, minor privacy, children's privacy
Summary:
The Commerce Finance and Policy Committee met on House File 3642, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The bill was laid over, and the committee adopted a DE1 author’s amendment. Chair Kaggel and Representative Perryman described the measure as a response to widespread scams using crypto kiosks, especially against older adults and other vulnerable people, and said they would continue working with the Department of Commerce and other stakeholders.
Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant and a Woodbury detective described cases in which victims lost large sums, said the current safeguards and refund rules are being bypassed, and argued that the kiosks are difficult to investigate because funds move quickly and often overseas. An AARP Minnesota volunteer also supported the bill, saying kiosks are a preferred tool for scammers and that existing protections have not kept pace with the problem. The Department of Commerce said it strongly supports the bill and reported that it has received 120 complaints over three years involving nearly $1 million in reported losses, with 2025 the worst year so far.
The main opposition came from CoinFlip’s general counsel, who argued that the problem is fraud generally, not kiosks themselves, and said Minnesota already has consumer protections, including refunds for eligible victims. He urged stronger regulation rather than a ban, citing blockchain analytics, hold periods, and 24-hour customer service as alternatives. Committee members then asked questions about how long kiosks have operated in Minnesota, how many there are, who owns them, and the scale of losses; Commerce said there are hundreds statewide, operated by a variety of companies, and that reported losses are likely undercounts.
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Transcript Highlights:
- It does not say unless we can't find more waste, fraud, and abuse.
- It does not say unless we can't find more waste, fraud, and abuse.
- It does not say unless we can't find more waste, fraud, and abuse.
- It does not say unless we can't find more waste, fraud, and abuse.
- It says find more waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Preview of the Senate’s 2026 Session – Minority Leader Mark Johnson Feb 16th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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Reducing <00:02:40.400>fraud objectives this session. - Reducing fraud objectives this session.
- you have two issues. you have the fraud you have two issues. you have the fraud issue<00:02:54.640
- >> You mentioned fraud and affordability.
- >> You mentioned fraud and affordability.
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Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State government committee hears anti-fraud bill, HF2 1/23/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it is my pleasure to present this bill to you, a bill on mandatory fraud reporting.
- In recent years, and even months, we keep seeing headlines about waste, fraud, and abuse, whether it
- uh from whether it be the CCAP fraud uh from 2017<00:01:05.199>
uh <00:01:05.320>the <00 - to suspect the existence of fraud in a program administered by the agency.
- <00:13:57.160>
is abusing and and and finding fraud is abusing and and and finding fraud is
Summary:
The committee took up House File 2, a bill on mandatory fraud reporting and grant oversight. Representative Davis described the bill as a response to recent fraud scandals and said it would require state agencies to report suspected fraud immediately to law enforcement and legislative leaders, post organizational charts and staff contacts online, require unannounced site visits to verify grant recipients and financial stability, mandate reporting of grant-process violations to supervisors, the commissioner or designee, and the legislative auditor, and suspend or terminate grant agreements when recipients are charged with or convicted of related criminal offenses. He also said the bill’s concepts would apply to nonprofits through grant-making and oversight provisions.
Members asked several clarifying questions about whether reporting obligations were either/or or cumulative, whether whistleblower protections would cover those making reports, and whether contract employees should be included. One member suggested adding language for inspectors general or other appropriate law-enforcement contacts for clarity, and another raised the idea of halting funding immediately when fraud is reported; the author responded that section 10 already provides for immediate suspension upon criminal charges. Representative Joy supported the bill but suggested funding should stop during investigations, and Representative Anderson noted surprise that the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits was listed as an opponent. The author said he was open to considering contract employees and additional wording.
The chair announced the bill would be laid over because a fiscal note was not yet available, stating a commitment not to move bills out of committee without one. He said members could continue refining the bill and that the committee administrator could help contact the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits to seek more detailed concerns. The author closed by emphasizing the bill as a nonpartisan effort to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state spending.