Corruption
May 21, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Earlier today, Scott attended the press conference in Minneapolis hosted by Robert Kennedy Jr., Dr. Oz, U.S. Attorney Dan Rosen, and others from DOJ and the FBI. He no doubt will report on the press conference shortly. I will just add a few observations of my own. * The assembled officials announced 15 new fraud indictments relating to various Medicaid programs. This is the fulfillment of what Assistant U.S. Attorney
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April 2, 2026 — Bill Glahn
From the New York Post, San Francisco human rights boss accused of corruption arrives in court. The Post reports, [Sheryl] Davis, former head of the city’s Human Rights Commission, was arrested Monday alongside her boyfriend James Spingola on charges of multiple felony counts of misappropriating public funds and conflicts of interest. The Post adds, They are accused of diverting millions in funds meant to uplift the black community after the
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April 2, 2026 — John Hinderaker
That is the title of a City Journal article by Chris Rufo and others. Exposure of industrial-scale fraud in Minnesota has led to heightened awareness of theft of taxpayer funds in other states, with California at the top of the list. The City Journal article is long and detailed; here are just a few highlights: California is a cash machine. The state collects some of the country’s highest income, business,
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January 6, 2026 — John Hinderaker
There can’t be a single agency of Tim Walz’s administration that is not corrupt. Today, it is the Behavioral Health Administration, the subject of a just-released report by Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor. At some point, mere incompetence can’t explain the comprehensive, systemic failure that we have seen for years in the Walz administration. My colleague Bill Walsh explains the latest Walz scandal: The Office of the Legislative Auditor
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December 13, 2025 — John Hinderaker
Has 2025 been a disastrous year for nonprofits? Allegedly so: For nonprofit organizations and charities — which the administration and Congress have scrutinized, criticized and stripped of federal money — it’s been a repeat of the terrible difficulties of 2008, when the rapid onset of recession led donors to cut back on contributions. At least one out of three nonprofit organizations experienced a disruption of services in the first half
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December 6, 2025 — John Hinderaker
This is one of the more shocking stories of recent times: a man who once was one of the senior officials in the Drug Enforcement Administration has been arrested for conspiring with a Mexican cartel to launder money and import drugs. This is the indictment. The defendants are Paul Campo and a friend or associate of Campo, Robert Sensi. The indictment recites that Campo spent 25 years in the DEA,
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December 5, 2025 — Bill Glahn
Three (3) items published yesterday in the Wall Street Journal touch on different aspects of the fraud crisis gripping Minnesota. From the Editorial Board, The Great Entitlement State Grift: The giant Minnesota fraud shows that GOP reformers are right. The Board poses the timely question, What happens when welfare becomes not a temporary hand up but an ingrained expectation of American life? For an ugly glimpse, look at the astonishing
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April 20, 2025 — John Hinderaker
On paper, politics doesn’t appear to pay well. But it is remarkable how consistently Democratic politicians become wealthy. Maybe some Republicans do, too. But somehow, it always seems to be the Democrats. Stacey Abrams is a case in point. At RealClearInvestigations, Paul Sperry chronicles her meteoric financial rise: Despite a history marked by bill collectors, tax liens, and ethics investigations, the Georgia politician and Democratic Party activist has managed to amass
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March 28, 2025 — Scott Johnson
The quote of the day comes via EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s X feed, but I found it in Steven Nelson’s New York Post story “Feds investigating Stacey Abrams-linked group’s ‘insane’ $2B EPA grant, Zeldin says.” Query whether NPR covered this particular Biden scandal (apparently not, according to Google). Congratulations to Mr. Zeldin on the quote of the day: “I have terminated the $2 BILLION Biden EPA grant to this Stacey
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March 7, 2025 — John Hinderaker
The latest from DOGE: The VA cancelled a $56,000 contract to water ~8 plants for 5 years. This is ~$1400/plant/year. The contract has been canceled and DOGE will water the plants free of charge. pic.twitter.com/CAj8xINzJG — Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) March 7, 2025 Democrats are screeching about cuts in Veterans’ Administration spending, calling them a war on veterans. It would be more accurate to call it a war on
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