Mike Johnson says Oversight Committee is 'demanding data' from Tim Walz and Keith Ellison over fraud

WASHINGTON, DC: House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Sunday, December 28, that the House Oversight Committee has expanded its investigation into the Minnesota fraud schemes and has "demanded data" from Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison.

The House speaker shared a 42-minute clip by Nick Shirley, in which the YouTuber attempted to expose the Minnesota fraud. Shirley posted the clip on X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube on Friday.

Mike Johnson says American people deserve answers and accountability

Mike Johnson on Sunday shared the clip and captioned it, "This jaw-dropping reporting is an indictment of both the national news media and feckless, dangerous office holders in Minnesota like Tim Walz, who have allowed these massive fraud schemes to occur for years. NO MORE."

"@HouseOversight has expanded its investigation into these schemes. Republicans have demanded data from Gov. Walz, AG Ellison, the Treasury Department, and the Justice Department, and have requested interviews with several key officials in Minnesota who have allowed, or participated in this fraud," he added.

The House speaker concluded, "The American people deserve answers and accountability, and House Republicans will help deliver it."

In the original clip posted by Shirley, the caption read, "Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day."

"It's time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable. We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening. The fraud must be stopped," he added.

FBI says investigation so far has 'dismantled' a $250 million fraud scheme

FBI Director Kash Patel on Sunday provided an update on the Minnesota fraud case and wrote on X that so far, the FBI had dismantled the $250 million fraud scheme and exposed "sham vendors, shell companies, and large-scale money laundering" entities tied to the Feeding Our Future network.

Patel shared insights into what the department had found so far regarding the ongoing Minnesota fraud case. He said that the FBI had "dismantled" a $250 million fraud scheme, which led to 78 indictments and 57 convictions so far.

The FBI director named some of the defendants as Abdiwahab Ahmed Mohamud, Ahmed Ali, Hussein Farah, Abdullahe Nur Jesow, Asha Farhan Hassan, Ousman Camara, and Abdirashid Bixi Dool.

He mentioned that each of them was charged with several crimes, including "wire fraud", "money laundering", and "conspiracy". 

"These criminals didn’t just engaged in historic fraud, but tried to subvert justice as well. Abdimajid Mohamed Nur and others were charged for attempting to bribe a juror with $120,000 in cash. Those responsible pleaded guilty and were sentenced, including a 10-year prison term and nearly $48 million in restitution in related cases," Patel wrote in the X post.

He added that the FBI believes this is "just the tip of a very large iceberg" and mentioned that the department will continue to follow the money and protect children, and this investigation very much remains ongoing.