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Tim Walz: “This bill increases criminal penalties for defrauding…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivers State of the State address 4/28/26

Published | Video Starts at 32:45

I proposed a package that strengthens detection, strengthens oversight, uses sophisticated analytics to identify suspicious activity more quickly, and expands our capacity to ensure these funds are properly spent and misused dollars are captured. This bill increases criminal penalties for defrauding taxpayers. and it establishes a centralized office to lead our statewide fraud prevention efforts. Meanwhile, I've rolled out a proposal to transform the entire human services system, a major structural overhaul of the way that's administrated of these programs for decades. (32:45–32:49)

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Proposes increased penalties for tax fraud.

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