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Minnesota Fraud Whistleblowers Hunted, the Fight for the Future of College Athletics & Controvers...

Published | Video Starts at 03:29

Titled the Cost of Doing Nothing How Tim Waltz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota's Fraud Explosion exposed that senior state officials as high as allegedly Governor Waltz were aware of widespread fraud for years and neglected to respond to reports. A Minnesota Department of Education official who contacted the FBI told federal investigators she was pressured by her superiors to stop raising fraud concerns. and was quote, hand slapped when she continued to investigate, according to the report. The official also reported that she was warned by state administrators to, quote, stop digging into things as it would appear that she was, quote, targeting certain groups. (03:29–03:48)

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