ST. PAUL – House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, released the following statement on the latest revelations of fraud within the Housing Stabilization Services program.
"Payments for deceased individuals are yet another disturbing sign that this program is absolutely overrun with fraud and mismanagement. This goes beyond a failure of oversight - the Governor's administration and legislative Democrats actively fought against fraud prevention measures for years, including the bipartisan Inspector General bill just months ago. We need to end the culture of fraud in Minnesota and demand that our state agencies do more to stop fraud from occurring in the first place."
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