There were two big announcements about legal action against fraud that took place in Minnesota yesterday. 

One by the US Attorney, who is investigating the massive welfare fraud that has, so far, amounted to over $10 billion uncovered, and billions more to come in the future. 

I would say "unbelievable," but this is Walz's Minnesota.

US Attorney’s Office: ‘Half or more’ of $18B billed through state programs tied to fraud https://t.co/ZQhtLwcoCF

— David Strom (@DavidStrom) December 18, 2025

The other comes from Minnesota's Attorney General, who was caught on tape promising to help the fraudsters who stole that money; he, too, wants you to know that he will go after the cheaters. 

Menards ran a deceptive rebate scheme and jacked up prices during COVID. We took them to court — and we won.

Minnesotans should never be cheated, especially in a crisis. We’ll keep fighting for a fair marketplace. https://t.co/RWKX7CyGD1

— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) December 18, 2025

For those of you who live outside the Midwest, Menards is a store similar to Lowe's or Home Depot, selling home improvement products and other goods. Its target audience is less upscale than Lowe's, and it is very popular because you get an enormous selection at lower prices. 

My Attorney General, along with a few others, sued Menards on the basis that the rebate program required you to do what every rebate programs does: send in your receipts with a claim form to get your 11%. 

Dumbass Ellison doesn't know how to read and what Menards shoppers know. Most people who use the rebate can remember the Elk Mound, WI address. pic.twitter.com/p8ceJLm0yR

— RJ?? (@WIdigregorysj) December 18, 2025

This isn't a secret. It's like coupons, which lure people to buy things, but often enough people don't use them because they are inconvenient. If you use the coupon, you save; if you forget to, then you don't. It's not a scam, but a marketing tool. 

I occasional shop at Menards, but I absolutely never use the rebate because I am lazy. The guy who built my deck this summer shops at Menards because he purchases a lot of stuff as a contractor, and he puts in the rebates and it subsidizes his profits. He charges me a bit less, makes a bit more, and everybody is happy. 

He can't do that anymore. And you can bet Menards can't lower its prices for everybody by 11%. 

This is insane…

US Attorney's Office of Minnesota now thinks that tens of billions have been stolen:

"The magnitude can’t be overstated. What we see in Minnesota is not a few bad actors committing crimes. This is industrial-scale fraud. More than half of these programs." pic.twitter.com/gqo0G9Eyda

— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) December 19, 2025

Ellison, who was caught on tape telling the Feeding Our Future fraudsters that he would push back against bureaucrats looking into their fraud, and subsequently took capaign contributions from them, wants us to know that he is looking out for us. Big bad Menards makes you send in receipts, so the Attorneys General are going to collect millions of dollars that will be added to the prices as part of the settlement. The government gets its money,...

READ: https://t.co/AGLJMv5j0A

— Alpha News (@AlphaNews) April 9, 2025

And so have the fraudsters, who also have taken taxpayers for a ride. 

The biggest fraud scheme in America is the government. In Minnesota, the claim that "Taxation is Theft" has come to life. 

No doubt Keith Ellison will get reelected next year, on a platform of fighting for YOU! 

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