State Representative Kristin Robbins accused Governor Tim Walz of dereliction of duty over alleged massive Minnesota fraud, calling for impeachment as payments allegedly continue.

As reports of a sprawling tax fraud scheme by members of Minnesota's Somali community multiplied in late December 2025, a rumor circulated online that the state's Democratic Gov. Tim Walz had granted $8 billion to a Somali company to investigate fraud in Minnesota.

Minnesota Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth says Walz should either resign or drop out of the governor’s race over what she calls the record fraud that has happened under his watch.

"This is how people get hurt," Hope Walz, daughter of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, said during a recent TikTok video.

To spread the word about his run for a third term, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat for interviews with social media influencers at a St. Paul bar in September. One of the content creators handed the DFL governor a bottle of his favorite soft drink,

The Trump administration said Tuesday it is freezing federal child-care funding to Minnesota following allegations of yearslong fraud schemes involving the state’s social-services system. “We have turned off the money spigot,