NY GOP senators urge Hochul to launch fraud probe after Minnesota allegations
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Republican state senators in New York wrote a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday urging her to launch an independent investigation into possible fraud involving government programs in response to similar allegations in Minnesota.
“We are writing to you about troubling reports of widespread fraud involving taxpayer dollars in the state of Minnesota, including reportedly schemes involving fake daycares and other illegitimate organizations,” the letter, signed by 12 Republican state senators, said. It was said.
The letter added that the “revelations” in Minnesota “raise serious concerns about the vulnerability of publicly funded programs to abuse.”
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Republican state senators in New York wrote a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday urging her to launch an independent investigation into possible fraud involving government programs following similar allegations in Minnesota. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)
The senators called on Hochul to “immediately appoint an independent private professional services firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of comparable programs in New York State.”
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The Small Business Administration this week announced the suspension of nearly 7,000 Minnesota borrowers after detecting hundreds of millions of dollars in suspected pandemic loan fraud. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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The Small Business Administration announced Thursday that it had suspended 6,900 Minnesota borrowers after uncovering widespread suspected fraud in the state.
