Gov. Tim Walz is akin to the leader of a “drug cartel,” according to a Minnesota state lawmaker who filed articles of impeachment against the embattled Democrat — and warns other pols in the scandal state could be next.
Republican state Rep. Mike Wiener drafted the paperwork to boot lefty Walz in November and filed the docs on Jan. 12, alleging the former vice presidential candidate failed in his fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers as a $9 billion Somali social services scandal unfolded under his nose.
“This is almost like a drug cartel. You’ve got various levels that are all taking a cut of this money that comes from the federal government,” Wiener told The Post.
Walz, he said, was “ultimately in charge of the cartel.” He “maybe didn’t know every detail that’s going on, but [he is] overseeing what’s taking place.
“He is responsible when whistleblowers come forth. It is his responsibility to make sure that changes are made. We have a fiduciary responsibility, which is in the articles of impeachment,” Wiener continued.
“Whistleblowers had brought things forth, but were told not to pursue it because it could be viewed as racist,” he continued.
Other impeachment targets could include the head of Minnesota’s Management Budget Office Erin Campbell and Attorney General Keith Ellison, Wiener said.
Ellison should have been the person to prosecute the $250 million, pandemic-era Feeding Our Futures welfare fraud scandal, but instead turned a blind eye and allowed federal authorities to prosecute the case, Wiener said.
Campbell’s office was negligent in doling out federal funds without adequate oversight, the lawmaker said.
of impeachment in November, prior to national
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At a contentious oversight hearing on Wednesday, Campbell claimed her office “did not have a tool” to hold agencies accountable for their funding decisions, the Pine Journal reported.
Campbell’s office did not return a request for comment.
Aimee Bock, the convicted ringleader of the Feeding Our Futures scam, claimed on Wednesday that Walz and other state leaders were aware of the fraud.
“I have to believe that the governor’s office and Keith Ellison’s office were aware of this,” Bock told Fox News.
due to his failure to address rampant fraud in the Minnesota
state government, Wiener told The Post. REUTERS
Ellison denied the allegations. “She is a liar, a fraudster, and manipulator of the highest order who has never acknowledged or accepted her guilt,” a rep for Ellison told the outlet.
Donations from dozens of accused fraudsters have funded local Democrat candidates, including a total of $9,000 to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey; $7,400 to “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar; $3,000 to Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was allegedly shot last year by madman Walz appointee Vance Boelter; and $3,000 to Minneapolis City Council Member Jeremiah Ellison, the attorney general’s son, KARE 11 reported.
Wiener, who reps counties in central Minnesota, suspects more Democrats benefited from the sprawling scam.
“My impression is, and my gut feel, is there is a lot of this money that’s getting funneled into campaigns,” he said.
The articles of impeachment are set to be voted on in Minnesota’s House when the session resumes on Feb. 17. Republicans hold a narrow 67-65 majority over Democrats in the Minnesota House while Democrats hold a slimmer 34-33 edge over Republicans in the state Senate.
Walz did not return a request for comment.
