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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT:
Amanda Tinsley
651-491-9946 (cell)
Amanda.Tinsley@house.mn.gov
News Release
Speaker-designate Demuth responds to Governor's fraud action
ST. PAUL — After years of fraud scandals totaling over a billion dollars lost to fraudsters in the five years since the governor took office, Speaker-designate Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) responded to a press conference by the governor announcing new fraud proposals.
“Creating a fraud bureau overseen by the same administration that allowed over a billion dollars in fraud means today's executive action is nothing but smoke and mirrors," said Demuth. "We need real change to crack down on fraud, and that starts with a process that is truly independent of the leadership that allowed fraud to run rampant over the last five years. House Republicans will be unveiling a comprehensive fraud package that treats this as the serious problem it is, and includes meaningful accountability for fraudsters and agencies who have failed to protect Minnesotans tax dollars.”
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