By Jim Mishler | Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., said Tuesday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has not taken any accountability for billions in fraud committed against the state and its legal residents.
Stauber stated on a recent broadcast: “I can tell you that Tim Walz has not taken any accountability whatsoever.”
The representative noted that billions of dollars in fraudulent claims paid by the state government amount to massive theft that Walz allowed to happen over the past six, seven, or eight years. “This has happened for the last six, seven, eight years under his watch,” Stauber said.
Stauber added that his state party leader, Alex Plechash, did the right thing by demanding that Walz resign. “Our GOP chair in Minnesota is right to challenge Tim Walz on staying in office.”
Stauber described Minnesotans as stunned and outraged at the crimes being revealed in the state. “We’re looking at between $9 billion and $11 billion of hard-earned taxpayer money fraudulently used by members of the Somalian [sic] community in Minneapolis,” he said.
Some estimates are as high as $18 billion in fraud that may be involved. Stauber said Walz, the former Democratic Party vice presidential candidate, needs to face consequences.
“The fact of the matter is it was under his watch. He had DHS whistleblowers come forward, and Walz and his administration threatened them, monitored them,” Stauber explained.
Stauber claimed Walz has been protected by some state media outlets until he became a national candidate. “You know, the Minneapolis media shielded Tim Walz until he became a national candidate.”
“And we knew that when the national media would expose him, they would find out that he is a major, major disappointment for the state of Minnesota to allow this fraud to happen,” Stauber added.
Stauber also reported many residents are upset about “hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud at their day care or healthcare centers, medical transport, autism centers. It’s through the roof.”
He expressed confidence that the Trump administration will get to the bottom of the crimes and hold all involved responsible. “I am glad that the Trump administration [is] coming to Minnesota to save us from this fraud,” Stauber said.
Stauber credited conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley with uncovering much of the fraud, noting his recent video showing locations where alleged fraudulent activity occurred went viral with tens of millions of views and drew national outrage.
