Tim Walz faces potential federal charges in Minnesota fraud scandal

“I hereby allege incompetence and stupidity.”

This is probably the Minnesota Governor’s best defense. Tim Walz He could make the offer if he is criminally charged for the shocking multibillion-dollar taxpayer robbery that grows bigger by the day.

Given the reputation he has earned, his excuse of incompetence would be believable.

Nearly every social service program that receives federal dollars, including child nutrition, day care, health care, housing and autism assistance, has been looted by crooks right under Walz’s nose. Most of the perpetrators were Somalis, who formed a powerful voting bloc that the governor valued like gold.

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Walz had been repeatedly warned against scams until 2019, when he first took office. Instead of stopping fraud and prosecuting fraudsters, he indulged them by creating a culture of permissible fraud.

The scandal has already taken over Walz’s political career and abandoned his re-election bid. But if he thought that resigning would somehow protect him from legal liability, he was wrong. There Assembly proof He said Walz was a deliberate accessory to the crime, deliberately refusing to expose or pursue the monumental thefts and instead taking aggressive measures to avoid any legal scrutiny and criminal consequences.

The governor’s own state employees at the Department of Human Services issued a scathing statement accusing him of being 100% responsible. Witnesses say it was Whistleblowers were retaliated against and planned to discredit well-documented reports of fraud.

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If true, Walz’s perverse actions come dangerously close to criminal behavior involving cover-up and obstruction.

Nine federal agencies, including the FBI, are currently working to expose the full extent and depth of these massive flaws. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent scores of investigators and attorneys to Minnesota to investigate the network of fraud and deception.

They will inevitably weigh whether Walz will face criminal charges.

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Possible Federal Charges

There are several federal laws to consider. 18 USC 371 makes it a crime to conspire with others to defraud the government. There is currently no known evidence that Walz directly participated in the fraud or accepted money.

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However, he plotted to cover up the fraud by undermining, obstructing or frustrating efforts to bring the fraudsters to justice. conspiracy law valid. Likewise, there are various obstacles to justice laws.

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There is also 18 USC 2, the aiding and abetting statute, under which accomplices are treated the same as primary perpetrators. This law gave rise to the “doctrine of willful blindness” recognized by our courts.

An example is a businessman who deliberately ignores or overlooks his partner’s money laundering, resulting in charges against both of them. Similarly, a public official like Walz could be charged with willful inaction in cases where he clearly had a duty to act.

Finally, 18 USC 3 applies whenever concealment occurs. A person who knows that a crime has been committed but “obstructs arrest, trial or punishment” becomes an accessory to the crime after the event. This bears a striking resemblance to what Walz is accused of doing.

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All of this invites the question: Governor’s reason. If not money, how did he gain any benefit by suppressing an avalanche of fraud? This is the easy part. Votes.

Walz, along with liberal elites and their media handmaidens, has long dismissed rumors and reports of Somali-made fraud as “racist.” Apparently, it is politically incorrect in Minnesota to enforce the law against immigrants from that East African country. This is not fashionable at all.

God forbid that putting criminals behind bars loses electoral support. It’s so chic to turn the other cheek.

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Somali fraudsters were given free “get out of jail” cards as a gift. Governor and his friends. Walz also got their votes. This was a very elegant response, but with an alternative currency: votes. As protection rackets go, it was slippery.

This comfortable arrangement comes out as follows: recently unearthed audio recording A 2021 conversation between Walz’s Attorney General Keith Ellison and Somali fraudsters who were soon convicted of defrauding millions of dollars. They were heard leaning heavily on the AG to “protect” themselves in exchange for support and campaign donations.

Ellison eagerly surrendered but now denies any wrongdoing. He returned the money.

Walz’s Incompetence Defense

It’s too early to know whether criminal case A lawsuit will be filed against Minnesota’s beleaguered governor. The U.S. Attorney and Department of Justice lawyers are still digging up mountains of evidence.

But as noted above, the only defensible defense Walz can come up with is incompetence and stupidity. This is something the jurors could easily accept.

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After all, incompetence has become the governor’s calling card. He infamously acknowledged his own buffoonery when he called himself a “throat” during the 2024 Vice Presidential debate. He was such a boner factory Kamala Harris his campaign alienated him from the media.

Walz did the impossible. He made his fellow runner look like a genius. His quirky antics on stage were a constant source of ridicule. Confusing verbal ramblings like bragging that he was “friends with school shooters” left voters scratching their heads or snickering.

A series of provable lies about his military service and strange trips to China further increased the impression that a man was a mass manufacturer or unhinged. Maybe both are true.

And who could forget his epic incompetence? George Floyd riots His tragic death radicalized him, fueling the violence that followed. As Minneapolis burned, Walz hesitated. He later attributed the looting and burning of buildings to systemic racism.

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That’s why an indictment alleging Walz was knowingly complicit in his state’s massive welfare fraud scandal, “wrong“feasance” (careless or inadequate performance of a legal duty) to combat incriminating evidencebadfeasance” (a deliberate, illegal act).

It’s a distinction that can mean the difference between conviction and acquittal.

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Don’t be surprised if Walz finds himself in the dock sometime soon… portraying himself as a blockhead incapable of grasping the intellectually obvious.

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