{"id":28169,"date":"2025-12-26T13:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28169"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T13:54:25","slug":"trump-admin-to-send-strike-teams-into-minnesota-amid-widening-fraud-probe-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28169","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin To Send \u2018Strike Teams\u2019 Into Minnesota Amid Widening Fraud Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer testified before the House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies on May 15, 2025, in Washington.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans for a targeted review of Minnesota\u2019s unemployment insurance program amid increased scrutiny of fraud in the state\u2019s human services programs, an issue that has gained political attention at the national level.<\/p>\n

In a letter to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), the department said recent news reports detailing fraud in Medicaid-funded human services programs could indicate potential fraud or abuse within the state\u2019s unemployment benefits system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there has been any related abuse of our (unemployment insurance) systems, it will not be tolerated, and I trust our specialized strike team to get to the bottom of this and report their findings directly to me,\u201d Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said in a press release,\u00a0per the Minnesota Reformer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Also, Chavez-DeRemer told Fox Business on Monday that her agency was sending an unemployment insurance \u2018strike team\u2019 to Minnesota to widen the fraud probe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to send in a UI strike team to find out exactly what\u2019s happening on the ground. We will NOT tolerate fraud under this administration,\u201d she told host Stuart Varney.<\/p>\n