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Tom Tiffany: “Here in Wisconsin, we learned this month that Ibrahima Diop…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Rep. Tom Tiffany Questions Nick Shirley On Minnesota Fraud Scandal

Published | Video Starts at 02:33

We had the fact that there was no way to verify who was signing the children in and out, no way to verify what times those children were signed in and out. Could I do a follow up? Here in Wisconsin, we learned this month that Ibrahima Diop, a Minneapolis school finance boss, placed on leave for failing to submit required financial paperwork with the Minneapolis school district and for signing questionable contracts linked to the Somali fraud scandal, was hired by the Milwaukee Public school system as a deputy superintendent at a salary of $240,000 a year. Do you think it wise, Might that be a warning sign that this person was involved, may have been involved with fraud in Minneapolis? (02:33–02:59)

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Asserts that Ibrahima Diop, linked to a fraud scandal, was hired by Milwaukee Public Schools.

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