The Land of 10,000 Lakes is drowning in a swamp of scams that’s got more holes than a block of Swiss cheese left out in a blizzard. We’re talking billions—yeah, billions with a B—siphoned off by fraudsters while Governor Tim Walz played footsie with every handout program under the sun. And now, in early 2026, the revelations keep piling up like snowdrifts in Duluth, with citizen journalists exposing ambulance scams that would make Al Capone blush. This isn’t just theft; it’s a full-frontal assault on hardworking Minnesotans who foot the bill for this Democrat disaster. America First means clamping down on this crap, and it’s high time we did.
The hits started coming fast in late 2025, but the rot goes back years. Prosecutors dropped the hammer on December 18, 2025, revealing that out of $18 billion shoveled into 14 Medicaid-waivered programs since 2018, at least half— that’s over $9 billion—got pocketed by crooks. These aren’t penny-ante schemes; we’re looking at industrial-scale looting across housing, autism services, childcare, and yeah, those phony ambulance rides. It’s so bad that payments got frozen across the board in October 2025, with extra scrutiny slapped on by December 29, 2025, because the feds finally woke up to the fact that Minnesota had become a fraud magnet.
Phantom Ambulances: Billing for Rides That Never Roll
Here’s where it gets really infuriating, folks—the ambulance fraud that’s got citizen watchdogs blowing the whistle louder than a tornado siren. Over 1,200 medical transport outfits in Minnesota have been billing the state for billions in non-emergency rides that never happened. We’re talking vans and ambulances sitting idle for a full year, with timestamped proof showing they haven’t budged an inch. These grifters register shell companies at empty addresses—vacant lots, abandoned strip malls—and rake in taxpayer cash for “services” that exist only on paper. One probe uncovered outfits pulling in millions for ghost trips, all while real Minnesotans wait for actual help.
WOAH 🚨 Nick Shirley exposes there are 1,200 medical transport companies in Minnesota. For a year, photos with timestamps were taken of the vans that are supposed to be used by these companies
NONE MOVED IN A YEAR. They sit parked, but are getting paid to transport patients
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— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 6, 2026
This scam exploded into view thanks to boots-on-the-ground investigators hitting the streets in late 2025, capturing video of rusting vehicles gathering dust. By January 2026, the fallout was everywhere: federal raids, indictments, and a pile of evidence showing how easy it was to game the system. Picture this—two out-of-staters from Philadelphia jet in for “fraud tourism,” snag $3.5 million in bogus housing claims, and bounce. Or another crew laundering $1.4 million into crypto. And don’t forget the outfit that ballooned from $11,000 in 2022 to $7.6 million in 2023, then $2.3 million in 2024, only to let a vulnerable client die alone in his apartment after their funding freeze because they couldn’t be bothered to keep providing real care. A 60-year-old man, dead for days, because these fraudsters prioritized pocketing the dough over doing their damn job.
Childcare Cons and Housing Hustles: The Hits Keep Coming
It doesn’t stop at ambulances, oh no. The childcare fraud blew wide open in December 2025, with viral exposés showing daycares billing for kids who weren’t there, or worse, operating as fronts for money grabs. One center tried to dodge scrutiny by parading out a couple of students as “proof” of legitimacy, but the numbers don’t lie—millions vanished into thin air. Then there’s the housing stabilization scams, where five more defendants got charged on December 18, 2025: two netting $750,000 on fake claims, another funneling cash to digital funny money.
Even behavioral health got hit hard. In 2025, one alliance coughed up $18.5 million to settle double-billing shenanigans, overcharging state programs for services they billed twice. And adult rehabilitative mental health services? Investigators found providers claiming help for folks already getting real aid elsewhere—pure double-dipping. This is the Walz legacy: a state where fraudsters treat Medicaid like an ATM, and audits in 2025 revealed workers mismanaging funds meant for the truly needy.
This is the listed location of the auditing firm that performed the audits for both the Minnesota and Ohio on the NGOs we have linked to potential fraud.
You cannot make this stuff up. pic.twitter.com/kthb9LYoTi
— Walter Curt (@wcdispatch) January 5, 2026
Walz Bails as the House Closes In
Speaking of Walz, the guy who overslept on this nightmare finally threw in the towel on January 5, 2026, scrapping his reelection bid and blaming the “time demanded by fraud investigations.” Yeah, right—like he wasn’t the one rubber-stamping these programs into oblivion. By January 7, 2026, the U.S. House Oversight Committee was gearing up for hearings, hauling in state legislators to spill the beans on how this mess festered. The Trump administration isn’t messing around, launching full probes not just in Minnesota but eyeing copycat schemes in California, where the theft could top $76.5 billion.
This scandal’s tentacles reach back to the infamous child nutrition rip-offs from years ago, where over $250 million got swiped, but now it’s metastasized into something biblical. Elon Musk nailed it— this is just the tip of the iceberg. Minnesota’s become a cautionary tale for every blue state: import unchecked programs, ignore red flags, and watch your treasury get gutted.
Time to Drain the Minnesota Swamp
America First patriots, this is why we fight. Minnesotans deserve better than a governor who turned their state into a grifter’s playground. With revelations still unfolding in early 2026—more raids, more deaths tied to cut services, more billions exposed—it’s clear the system needs a chainsaw, not a Band-Aid. Lock up the crooks, claw back the cash, and put leaders in charge who actually give a damn about taxpayers. If we don’t, this fraud freight train will barrel into every state. Wake up, fight back, and make Minnesota great again.