Video & Transcript Research : 'fraud'

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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 5th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Not because of fraud.
  • The fact that much of this fraud has done. requirements. Yes, we need more oversight.
  • We try to do that with all waste, fraud, and abuse that happens in this state.
  • Unfortunately, we've seen devastating examples of waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • We must not let flexibility become the cover for fraud or innovation an excuse for neglect.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long floor file of bills. Early measures passed with little or no debate, including AB 698 on local transfer taxes and affordable housing analysis, AB 456 on mobile home sales, AB 1129 on reportable infant health conditions, AB 69 on Fair Plan insurance notices and voluntary market searches, AB 357 on expedited student and faculty housing permits, AB 383 on firearms code cleanups, AB 426 on drones interfering with emergency response, AB 825 on energy affordability and transmission financing, and AB 699 on ballot transparency for local tax and bond measures. Most of these bills passed unanimously or with strong bipartisan margins, while AB 825 drew the most extended debate over whether it would lower costs or expand state control of energy infrastructure; it ultimately passed 45-5. The most contentious item was AB 84, which would strengthen oversight of non-classroom-based charter schools and tighten accountability for charter spending and operations. Supporters argued it was needed to stop fraud and misuse of public education dollars, citing major scandals and audit findings, while opponents warned it would harm legitimate charter schools, reduce educational options, and disproportionately affect rural and special-needs students. Several members said they supported the bill only to keep negotiations going, and others urged more targeted or delayed action. After extensive debate and multiple amendments, the Assembly passed AB 84 on a 41-22 vote. The chamber also took up AB 610, a housing bill that would require cities and counties to disclose planned housing restrictions and limit new constraints for three years after housing element approval. The author framed it as a certainty and transparency measure to help address the state’s housing shortage, while noting continued discussions with local governments and housing advocates. The transcript ends with the bill’s presentation and request for an aye vote, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It deals with benefits, MMI, fraud.
  • It talks about fraud, cleans up the fraud statute a little bit, and adds into the fraud statute that
  • Now, in this bill, it talks about fraud. Briefly tell me how this bill affects fraud. Okay.
  • Number one: fraud. You heard testimony... Currently, an employer can file suit. Number one: fraud.
  • You have to assert fraud. You don't have grounds for fraud.
Summary: The committee first voluntarily deferred House Bills 460 and 561, then took up House Bill 1101 on workers’ compensation. The sponsor said the bill would define maximum medical improvement, adjust fraud provisions, shorten temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit periods, and revise vocational rehabilitation rules; an amendment removed proposed age-based termination language for benefits. Business groups including LABI supported the bill as a way to reduce Louisiana’s comparatively high indemnity costs and align the state with regional norms, while injured-worker advocates and attorneys strongly opposed it, arguing it would cut benefits, shift medical and disability decisions away from treating physicians and judges, broaden fraud too far, and potentially push costs onto public programs. After debate, the committee voted to report HB 1101 with amendments. House Bill 282 was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 293, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Louisiana employment discrimination protections, drew generally supportive testimony from the sponsor and supporters, with some members raising questions about religious exemptions and federal law. The committee ultimately voted against reporting HB 293 favorably. House Bill 390, providing unpaid leave protections for domestic abuse survivors at larger employers, was presented as a tool for survivors, but the committee split 6-6 on a motion to report it favorably; the tie resulted in the bill being voluntarily deferred. The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand workers’ compensation petition requirements and allow employers or payers broader access to file disputed claims and seek discovery. Supporters argued employers currently lack a practical way to obtain records and challenge claims without first cutting off benefits, while opponents said the bill would revive a rejected 2012 approach, increase litigation, and undermine the no-fault workers’ compensation bargain. The discussion centered on whether the bill would preserve benefits while allowing discovery or instead encourage more disputes and penalties. The transcript ends with testimony still underway on HB 456, with no final vote shown.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 05/27/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if we're saying that the evidence that there is fraud that is hidden is because we have found fraud
  • Not just for the fraud, but the...
  • We could root out the fraud.
  • We agreed that we're not happy with any fraud, and I think that you're not happy with any fraud.
  • WE AGREED UPON THAT WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH ANY FRAUD AND I THINK THAT YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH ANY FRAUD.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions. The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading. The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 03/02/26

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • has a high level of fraud in it? has a high level of fraud in it?
  • <00:28:15.440> was and was asked why he thinks fraud was and was asked why he thinks fraud
  • This affects fraud. Natada. Correct. This has no impact on fraud.
  • Everything has been fraud.
  • Everything has been fraud.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And to help us prevent future fraud.
  • How do we justify a system that allows fraud and mismanagement?
  • Let's demand accountability for waste, fraud, and abuse. Members, vote Green.
  • You have seen daycare fraud.
  • From the explicit fraud, the type of fraud that occurred in the Ashby Elevator.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 8th, 2025

Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of individual criminality or fraud? Yes. Yes. Yes. Of individual criminality or fraud. Yes.
  • Then the next question is, what happens if there is a larger scale finding of fraud, let's say fraud
  • By calling it fraud, sometimes...
  • This bill isn't about fraud. It's about fear, fear of people power.
  • This bill isn't about fraud. It's about fear, fear of people power.
Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation, adopting a substitute amendment that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and fund a traffic signal modernization program with $10 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales tax transfer to the trust fund, a bid protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for SB 628, “Lucy's Law,” on boating safety, which would strengthen penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless vessel operation. Lucy’s parents gave emotional testimony in support, describing the fatal 2022 boating crash and urging stronger accountability. The sponsor withdrew pending amendments, and the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, was next; the strike-all amendment covered a broad range of agriculture-related changes, including water fluoridation restrictions, labeling rules, drone restrictions over farmland, disaster recovery programs, an honest services registry, FFA-related provisions, and agricultural land preservation. Testimony included support from agricultural and gun-rights groups, opposition from banking, dental, and local-government advocates, and a lengthy public debate over fluoridation and financial discrimination. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems was reported favorably with little debate. The committee then took up CS for SB 1618 on K-12 education, adopting a delete-all amendment that combined a wide range of education provisions, including VPK flexibility, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention requirements, teacher assignment reporting, restrictions on spending public funds on political or social activism, postsecondary and workforce-related changes, and other school and college system updates. Several speakers opposed the activism-related funding restriction, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to keep publicly funded schools focused on education; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 7016 on initiative petitions, adopting a strike-all amendment that would sharply tighten petition circulation rules and increase penalties. The proposal would require circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose training and registration requirements, shorten petition submission deadlines, require more identifying information on petition forms, limit sponsors to one amendment per election cycle, and create new enforcement and investigation triggers, including a 25% invalid-signature threshold. Sponsors argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect the integrity of constitutional amendment petitions, while senators raised concerns about due process, public-records issues, burdens on volunteers, and the impact on voters and sponsors. The bill was not reported in the portion provided, and the discussion remained ongoing at the end of the transcript.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • Not only is fraud our focus, but also patient safety.
  • I mean, I'm just curious, what kind of fraud are we talking about?
  • Get back money from the fraud.
  • All the other things listed deter future fraud and patient abuse.
  • There could be fraud anywhere is the short answer.
Summary: The committee met as the Commerce and Legal Services Division and first approved the minutes, then received a Legislative Council overview of the Attorney General’s current budget status and a blue-sheet summary of the AG’s base budget for the next biennium. Staff highlighted compliance with legislative intent items, including FTE changes, one-time funding updates, litigation pool spending, opioid settlement receipts, and continuing appropriations. Members asked about specific funds such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund and the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and staff explained the statutory basis and status of those items. The Attorney General’s office then presented an extensive overview of its divisions and budget pressures. Chief Deputy Attorney General Clare Ness described the office’s 14 divisions, the role of the office in defending the state and recouping funds, and concerns about attorney pay, recruitment, and retention. Members discussed whether attorney salaries should be benchmarked across state government and whether more legal work could be centralized in the AG’s office. The office also described challenges with the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, leased office space, and the criminal justice information systems used to connect law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts. The Crime Laboratory director gave a detailed update on space and infrastructure problems, saying the current lab is overcrowded and outdated, with safety, workflow, air-handling, glycol leak, alarm, and maintenance issues that can delay casework and risk evidence integrity. She said a 2024 study projected a need for a much larger facility and that the preferred option would be a new building on the current health department site, at an estimated cost of roughly $40 million to $45 million. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, firearms, fingerprint, and drug cases, though toxicology had recently developed a small backlog after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, gaming division, and BCI also provided updates. MFCU’s new director said the unit is federally funded 75/25, focuses on fraud, abuse, and neglect, and is seeking two attorney hires while continuing to work with federal partners on cases and recertification. Gaming staff reported continued growth in charitable gaming and electronic pull-tab activity, with concerns about site competition, large trust balances, possible ineligible expenditures, and the need for more scrutiny as revenues have grown. BCI outlined its staffing, drug task forces, ICAC work, and the Missing Indigenous Person Task Force, which is using its $250,000 appropriation to help tribal nations develop emergency response plans and purchase alerting tools such as IPAWS. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill was requested by the DOJ to ensure their fraud and consumer protection division is made aware
  • This bill was requested by the DOJ to ensure that their fraud and consumer protection division is made
  • There is really nothing else in the Delaware Consumer Fraud Act statutes that remotely come close to
  • Each of those acts will define violations as a violation as well of the Consumer Fraud Act.
  • So these aren't businesses that are trying to commit fraud.
Summary: The committee heard several bills, but much of the meeting focused on House Bill 306, which would require disclosure when a consumer is interacting with a chatbot rather than a human. Sponsor Senator Townsend described it as a consumer protection measure and said the bill is meant to keep pace with rapidly changing AI technology. Committee members and witnesses raised concerns about the bill’s enforcement structure, especially private rights of action and penalties that could apply even without actual consumer harm. The Department of Justice said the bill would apply where the conduct has a Delaware nexus, and that the disclosure requirement is the key consumer protection. Industry witnesses and chambers of commerce opposed the bill as drafted, arguing it would create broad compliance burdens and expose businesses to excessive litigation risk without a harm requirement or clearer safe harbor language. Earlier in the meeting, the committee discussed House Bill 429, which would update Delaware’s step therapy exception process to include biosimilars and interchangeable biologics. Senator Poore and supporters from Highmark and the Department of Insurance said the bill would modernize insurance law, improve access to effective treatments, and reduce costs; they cited national savings from biosimilars and said the bill has agency support. Members asked about Delaware-specific savings, patient switching, and how the process would work, but no vote was taken during the discussion. The committee also heard House Bill 310, which would exclude large data centers from Blue Collar Jobs Act tax credits; the sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure large energy users contribute more to state and local revenues, while supporters and opponents debated competitiveness and community impacts. House Bill 406, on allowing insureds to choose their auto repair shop, and Senate Bill 347, a cleanup bill related to medical debt collection and personal property levies, were also presented without opposition in the hearing. House Bill 253, concerning who may receive letters testamentary or of administration, was described as a cleanup to align statute with existing practice. The committee approved the meeting minutes, but the transcript does not show final votes on the bills discussed.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor Tim Walz Media Availability 2/27/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • stopping fraud is to cut the program. stopping fraud is to cut the program.
  • The fraud obviously is one."
  • They gave you a generalization of a fraud.
  • <00:17:43.440> that<00:17:43.679> you specific fraud in Medicaid that you specific fraud
  • They you a generalization of a fraud.
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The governor discussed Minnesota’s budget outlook ahead of a supplemental budget release next month, saying the state remains financially strong but should be cautious because of federal uncertainty and a structural imbalance in spending. He said the administration’s approach will be measured, with limited new spending and possibly modest revenue measures, while prioritizing a bonding bill and maintaining the state’s AAA bond rating, reserves, and middle-class tax cuts. He also praised the 2023 legislative session and bipartisan cooperation as the basis for the state’s current position. A major topic was spending growth in special education and the broader human services system. The governor said special education is a fundamental service the state is legally and morally obligated to provide, but costs need to be managed more efficiently. He pointed to legacy IT systems in the Department of Human Services and county service delivery as expensive, antiquated, and error-prone, and said the state needs a multi-year modernization plan and continued reorganization. He argued that reforms such as prepayment verification and other fraud controls should reduce costs without cutting services. The governor also addressed federal actions affecting Medicaid and other programs, sharply criticizing efforts to withhold funds and claims of widespread fraud. He said Minnesota’s Medicaid error rate is lower than the national average and argued that the federal government’s approach would harm children, pregnant women, and seniors without improving fraud prevention. He also said the state’s gun violence prevention and fraud-fighting packages are expected to be relatively close to budget neutral. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the meeting, which was primarily a press availability and Q&A.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 05/07/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And third, the bill does not abolish critical fraud functions without replacing them.
  • um has a reasonable suspicion of fraud um has a reasonable suspicion of fraud but<00:09:11.279><
  • in fraud lost uh up till now. in fraud lost uh up till now.
  • <00:16:18.000> Um, fraud or misuse is being committed.
  • Um, fraud or misuse is being committed.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • , know with all the concern about fraud, know with all the concern about fraud, uh<00:19:18.720><
  • waste, fraud, and abuse is on our minds. waste, fraud, and abuse is on our minds.
  • I think that's the especially fraud.
  • <00:25:52.720> um had any documented cases of fraud um had any documented cases of fraud um
  • we've discovered any instance of fraud we've discovered any instance of fraud and<00:26:15.760><
Bills: HF3426, HF3428
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 8th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THEY CAN REPORT THE FRAUD AND REMOVE THEIR SIGNATURE.
  • >> HOW MANY CASES OF INDIVIDUAL CRIMINALITY OR FRAUD?
  • THE NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS A LARGER SCALE FINDING OF FRAUD, LET'S SAY FRAUD TO THE
  • BY CALLING IT FRAUD.
  • THEN DECIDE WHAT IS YOUR TOLERANCE FOR FRAUD.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/11/26 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . fraud. fraud.
  • It is as we go fraud is not now.
  • , that's the time to take out fraud, that's the time to take out fraud, waste,<00:47:55.280> and
  • to a lot of fraud. to a lot of fraud. >> Representative<00:48:31.920> No.
  • This is just repackaged fraud.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House began with a point of personal privilege honoring Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer of White Bear Lake, including a House resolution recognizing her military service and sacrifice and a moment of silence. Members then took up House File 4987, which would rename a highway in White Bear Lake as the Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amimer Memorial Highway. The motion to suspend rules and advance the bill prevailed, and the bill later passed 126-0 after supportive remarks from Representatives Olsen and Curran about honoring Amimer and her family. The chamber then considered Senate File 476, the human services policy bill. Representative Noor described it as a broad package covering direct care and treatment, Department of Health policy, aging and disability services, behavioral health, vulnerable adult maltreatment, continuity of care, and miscellaneous policy changes. Representative Schumacher said the bill reflected stakeholder work and added guardrails, especially around fraud and provider processes. Several amendments were offered and adopted, including a technical A13 amendment; an A8 amendment was withdrawn; and an A1 amendment on individualized home supports was also withdrawn. The bill passed 93-39. Finally, the House took up House File 4546, the forecast adjustment bill for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Representative Noor said it was a routine biennial adjustment to align spending with the February forecast. Representative Johnson W offered an amendment on foster family information-sharing but withdrew it after concluding it was not germane. Debate focused heavily on the size of the forecast increases, especially in medical assistance and housing supports, with Representative Schultz arguing the bill reflected large cost growth and urging a no vote. Noor responded that the increases were driven by forecasted utilization, eligibility, rate changes, and program integrity changes. The bill passed as amended 93-39.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • has been the feeding our future fraud has been the feeding our future fraud that's<00:41:17.440>
  • programs um to see if there was fraud programs um to see if there was fraud and<00:41:50.880>
  • <00:41:53.240> happening and we did not find any fraud happening and we did not find any fraud
  • <00:43:26.800> waste<00:43:27.319> and investigate fraud waste and investigate fraud
  • <00:47:46.119> that data and get ahead of any fraud that data and get ahead of any fraud that
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/11/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I urge you to consider establishing a Consumer Fraud restitution fund to support fraud victims.
  • consider establishing a Consumer Fraud consider establishing a Consumer Fraud restitution<00:19:
  • fund to support fraud restitution fund to support fraud victims<00:19:49.600> uh<00:19:50.080
  • I urge you to consider establishing a Consumer Fraud restitution fund to support victims of fraud.
  • our ability to help victims of fraud. ...fraud is universal.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 03/26/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , the senator that none of us want fraud, the senator that none of us want fraud, uh<00:27:05.160
  • <01:29:24.640> bill Allison's anti-fraud bill Allison's anti-fraud bill down<01:29:26.000>
  • regarding fraud. regarding fraud.
  • when it comes to fraud.
  • prevention when when it comes to fraud prevention when when it comes to fraud and<01:30:25.080><
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • medical assistance fraud prevention? medical assistance fraud prevention?
  • If we look at the massive massive fraud If we look at the massive massive fraud that<00:52:10.960
  • identified fraud. identified fraud.
  • executive branch to address fraud. executive branch to address fraud.
  • coming in and identifying all this fraud coming in and identifying all this fraud members<00:54:
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The Legislative Audit Commission Evaluation Subcommittee met on October 6, 2025, to choose additional program evaluation topics for the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jody Mson Rodriguez explained that the commission had previously selected seven topics from an initial list of 11, with background papers already prepared on five of those items, and that the subcommittee was now being asked to select five more topics for background papers before narrowing the full set to four recommendations later in the fall or early spring. Members discussed several possible topics, especially emergency medical services, non-emergency medical transportation, MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, medical assistance fraud prevention, and U.S. Bank Stadium. David Kersner of OLA said emergency medical services and non-emergency medical transportation are distinct programs, and noted the EMS topic was evaluated in 2022 while non-emergency medical transportation had not been reviewed since 2011. Auditor Judy Randall said MinnesotaCare eligibility, child care assistance, and medical assistance fraud prevention are better suited to OLA’s financial audit division or special review unit rather than program evaluation, and that financial audits and special reviews do not require Legislative Audit Commission nomination. On process, Mson Rodriguez said the subcommittee had already met its minimum required selections under the commission’s policy and was free to choose additional topics. The discussion also covered whether to broaden the stadium topic beyond U.S. Bank Stadium; staff said the U.S. Bank financing structure alone would be a major undertaking, but they could help craft a future topic focused on maintenance across multiple facilities. No final vote or motion was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue nominations and discussion.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • Not only is fraud our focus, but also patient safety.
  • I mean, I'm just curious, what kind of fraud are we talking about?
  • Again, prosecuting. get back money from the fraud.
  • All the other things listed deter future fraud and patient abuse.
  • There could be fraud anywhere is the short answer.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee met to hear the Attorney General’s budget and related agency presentations. Legislative Council first reviewed the compliance with legislative intent report and the base budget worksheet, highlighting current and ongoing appropriations, FTE changes, one-time funding items, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked about items such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding, and staff explained the funding sources and status of those programs. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then outlined the Attorney General’s office structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal and investigative work for state and local governments, and concerns about attorney salary competitiveness, the new and vacant FTE pool, and the impact of the 3% operating budget reduction on BCI, IT, and the crime lab. Members also discussed AG opinions, boards and commissions training, and the office’s litigation and settlement recoveries. Ness and committee members raised the possibility of broader attorney salary benchmarking across state government. The crime lab director described severe space and infrastructure constraints, including overcrowding, shared workspaces, glycol leaks, air handling limits, and aging fire and burglar alarm systems. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that a new building on the current health department site would best address the lab’s needs. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, drug, fingerprint, and firearms work, though toxicology had a recent delay after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director described the unit’s fraud, abuse, and neglect work, noted federal-state funding and recent federal scrutiny, and said the unit needs more staff. The gaming division reviewed charitable gaming growth, e-tabs, trust accounts, and compliance issues, while BCI covered its caseload, cybercrime and child sexual abuse material investigations, the missing indigenous person task force, and the use of lottery funds for drug task forces. No formal votes or budget actions were taken during the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 3/10/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and to help us prevent future fraud. and to help us prevent future fraud.
  • Let's put an end to waste, fraud, and abuse. Members, vote green.
  • You have seen CCAP fraud. You have seen daycare fraud. You have seen adult daycare fraud.
  • You have seen all kinds of other fraud.
  • <00:41:50.280> or that can waste can root out fraud or that can waste can root out fraud or
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/13/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • and we know Minnesota government certainly is no stranger to fraud and waste.
  • We've had $611 million of fraud that we've identified in the last six years, Mr. Chair.
  • and we know Minnesota government certainly is no stranger to fraud and waste.
  • We've had $611 million of fraud that we've identified in the last six years, Mr. Chair.
  • <00:32:01.880> and who is literally committing fraud and who is literally committing fraud
Keywords: 1187, senate, all