Tim Walz was warned about rampant daycare fraud in 2024 but had ‘done nothing’, Kristin Robbins says

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: Governor Tim Walz has been under scrutiny recently after independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley exposed the state of the child care facilities in Minnesota.

In one of the latest developments of the fraud scheme, State Representative and Minnesota Fraud Committee chairwoman Kristin Robbins told the New York Post on Tuesday, December 30, that she had previously warned the governor about her suspicions about the fraudulent child care facilities in Minnesota.  

Kristin Robbins on the facility exposed by Nick Shirley

Kristin Robbins commented on Tim Walz’s spokesperson's claim that the governor worked for years to crack down on fraud schemes. She said that in February 2024, the Minnesota Fraud Committee had a “meeting on it” and that she had given the Department of Human Services a list of facilities that were receiving over $1 million from the state.

“Who had numerous violations, and this day care was one of them on the list,” she said.

She criticized Walz's office for claiming they didn’t know about it. Robbins further said that she found it “shocking” that the fraud schemes were still active since the Fraud Committee had “flagged” them time and again.

Robbins added that Minnesota had been “ground zero for fraud” and that there was a pattern across programs that didn’t seem to be addressed despite “numerous red flags.” She also claimed that Walz’s office kept saying they were “stopping payments” to different programs and pausing new providers, but “they’ve done nothing.” 

Kristin Robbins says Tim Walz shouldn't be reelected

The GOP representative, who is also running for governor, further told the New York Post that Walz should resign from his position since he had “turned a blind eye” for a long time. She added that Walz couldn’t deny that there had been “so many whistleblower reports” and that it was untrue that they didn’t know.

“He absolutely shouldn’t be reelected,” she added.

She added that Minnesota needed a “new governor” who would clean the “house” and wouldn’t be a part of the “excuses culture.”

Robbins added that if Walz resigned, it would help the situation. However, she also accused Peggy Flanagan and said that the Lieutenant Governor had been “a part” of it.

“So I don’t know if him getting to step down and getting Flanagan in office actually solves the problem,” Robbins told The New York Post.