Employees Say Kamala Chose Walz Despite Repeated Fraud Warnings in Minnesota

A group claiming to represent more than 480 current employees of the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) says it repeatedly warned former Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee throughout 2024 about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, raising concerns about what they described as “incompetence, fraud scandals and retaliation.”

The employees say their warnings went unanswered before Harris selected Walz as her running mate in August 2024.

As Fox News reported, the Minnesota Department of Human Services Employees account on X wrote, “We tried our best to keep the public informed, as our tweets are public. Maybe Kamala Harris turned a blind eye to fraud like her running mate?”

The group added, “Over the years, our messages have not changed. We need fraud to stop in Minnesota and good governance to be restored.”

For public awareness, we did write to Kamala Harris and the DNC – multiple times – warning them about Tim Walz & his incompetence, fraud scandals and retaliation. We tried our best to keep the public informed as our tweets are public. Maybe Kamala Harris turned a blind eye to… https://t.co/Cs6nk1hXek

— Minnesota Staff Fraud Reporting Commentary (@Minnesota_DHS) December 1, 2025

Neither the DNC nor Harris’ team responded to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

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In a post directed at Harris in September 2024, the group stated that Walz “caused incredible harm to our state & agencies, [and] retaliated against whistleblowers against fraud.”

Minnesota is currently dealing with one of the largest fraud scandals in state history as federal prosecutors continue investigating a network of alleged schemes stretching back years.

Among the most prominent cases is the Feeding Our Future investigation. Prosecutors say the scheme involved more than $300 million in stolen funds from a federally funded child nutrition program.

More than 50 individuals have been convicted, and the Justice Department recently announced new charges against the 78th defendant. Many of those charged come from Minnesota’s Somali community.

The New York Times reported that what had initially seemed like an isolated case of pandemic-era fraud has expanded into a broader series of schemes now drawing attention from both state and federal authorities.

According to law enforcement officials cited by the Times, several individuals allegedly created companies that billed state agencies for millions of dollars in services that were never provided.

Some Minnesota lawmakers say whistleblowers attempted to sound the alarm long before the investigations grew to their current scale.

State Rep. Marion Rarick, R-Minn., who serves on the Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, told Fox News Digital she reached out earlier this year to the individuals behind the DHS Employees account to see if they would speak to the committee.

“They agreed,” Rarick said, adding that she has met with them in person and stayed in communication.

State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Minn., also praised the group publicly, calling the whistleblowers “heroes.”

She wrote on X, “We have been meeting with them for months, and they are trying to clean up state gov’t after @Tim_Walz [’s] utter failure to hold his agencies accountable.”

These whistleblowers are heroes. We have been meeting with them for months and they are trying to clean up state gov’t after @Tim_Walz utter failure to hold his agencies accountable. https://t.co/hcBVz1CKyn

— Kristin Robbins (@KRobbinsMN) November 30, 2025

The employees say they tried multiple times to communicate their concerns to national Democratic leadership before Walz’s selection as Harris’ running mate but received no acknowledgement.

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