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Minnesota mayors say constituents 'scared' as fraud crisis leaves questions unanswered
Fox News ^ | 12/24/25 | Taylor Penley

Posted on 12/26/2025 3:03:20 AM PST by Libloather

Two of the nearly 100 Minnesota mayors demanding answers about the state’s unfolding fraud crisis described a climate of relentless uncertainty that has left some constituents "scared" about what lies ahead.

"My community is reaching out to me because they're not getting answers from DHS, from other legislators, and they're scared. There's so much unknown… and, as a mayor, we are the front line. We try to help them," South St. Paul Mayor Jimmy Francis said on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday.

So far, that help has involved putting concerned constituents in contact with county officials to find the answers they seek.

"Those that are receiving those benefits are really scared and frightened of what's next because they don't know," he added.

The scandal dates back to at least 2020 and involves fraudulent billing for a wide range of government services. It largely involves, but is not limited to, the state's Somali community.

Crosslake, Minnesota, Mayor Jackson Purfeerst spearheaded a letter co-signed by nearly 100 mayors to Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials on Monday, expressing deep concerns over the development.

"Fraud, unchecked spending and inconsistent fiscal management in St. Paul have trickled down to our cities. … Our state owes it to our citizens to practice responsible fiscal management and to stop taxing our families, seniors and businesses out of Minnesota," the letter reads in part.

Purfeerst said the number of mayors signing on to the letter is growing and stressed the extent of the crisis afflicting Minnesotans.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: crisis; fraud; mayors; minnesota

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Uh, oh. What if the mayors knew all about the fraud yet did nothing about it? This could get messy.

A new line of questioning just opened up - how is it that illegal aliens get 'benefits'?

1 posted on 12/26/2025 3:03:20 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

They’re “scared”? Nah...pissed is more like it.


2 posted on 12/26/2025 3:08:28 AM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: Libloather

Does the “crisis” stem from the realization that one is being ruled by criminals?


3 posted on 12/26/2025 3:11:45 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: Libloather

THe Mayors do not know that they are in the midst of a war....demographic warfare waged on their own citizens by Tampon Tim.

So what happens when municipalities are victims of warfare ? THey need to recall theoir governor and indict him, for starters.


4 posted on 12/26/2025 3:12:56 AM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>) )
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To: Maskot

“Those that are receiving those benefits are really scared and frightened of what’s next because they don’t know,” he added.

As usual they are worried about the freeloaders. They’re scared their bennies will get cut off because of all the fraud. Screw the taxpayers paying for all of it.


5 posted on 12/26/2025 3:17:10 AM PST by sheana
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To: Libloather

Scared they will no longer illegally get money from the American taxpayers??


6 posted on 12/26/2025 3:17:12 AM PST by CodeToad
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To: sheana

Socialism will survive with flying colors, one way or the other, in socialist MN, where voters never met a liberal program they opposed.


7 posted on 12/26/2025 3:24:09 AM PST by Theodore R. ( )
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> how is it that illegal aliens get ‘benefits’?<

These aren’t illegal aliens. They are Obama’s refuges that he brought here to disrupt the democracy. The real question is “How are they allowed to stay if they are public charges and criminal frauds?”

EC


8 posted on 12/26/2025 3:28:12 AM PST by Ex-Con777 ("Journalism is about covering important stories-with a pillow, until they stop moving." ~ David Burg)
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To: Libloather
Walz already gave them their answer. It's racism, white supremacy and Trump.
9 posted on 12/26/2025 3:29:05 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Ex-Con777

They have the support of Congress; so they are safely here.


10 posted on 12/26/2025 3:31:59 AM PST by Theodore R. ( )
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To: Ex-Con777

You misspelled mercenaries.


11 posted on 12/26/2025 3:33:32 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Libloather

“This is clearly a coordinated political attack to try to silence one of the President’s most effective critics. The Governor takes fraud seriously and wishes they would too.” 😂


12 posted on 12/26/2025 3:51:22 AM PST by roving
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"Those that are receiving those benefits are really scared and frightened of what's next because they don't know," he added.

A long plane ride.

13 posted on 12/26/2025 4:04:55 AM PST by Jim Noble
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To: Libloather

These small towns in Minnesota are overwhelmingly conservative they suffer from the liberal voting & immigrant Scams of Minneapolis, Saint Cloud, & even Duluth


14 posted on 12/26/2025 4:09:37 AM PST by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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To: Libloather

Notice how the MSM (including FOX) libtards never mention that the DNC picked Tampon Tim as the VP candidate?


15 posted on 12/26/2025 4:14:13 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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MN, possibly the dumbest voting block in the history of the republic.


16 posted on 12/26/2025 4:14:19 AM PST by mmichaels1970 ( )
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To: Theodore R.

MN has always been a little "off."

17 posted on 12/26/2025 4:22:34 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Theodore R.

Thttps://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4358919/postshe MN map looks like the US map, a large red field with small blue dots. These mayors represent the large red field.
The blue dots are the hellholes ruled by the communist DFL. They hold the power, due to vast numbers of bloodsuckers and vote fraud.


18 posted on 12/26/2025 4:27:35 AM PST by Fireone (1. Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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Not sure how that link got inserted into my post, my apologies.


19 posted on 12/26/2025 4:30:38 AM PST by Fireone (1. Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: Maskot

They’re “scared”? Nah...pissed is more like it.


Perhaps. But pissed enough to pull anything but the D lever in the voting booth? I doubt it as its Minnesota — voting D is in their passive/aggressive DNA. If anything, a lot of them will probably blame Trump (somehow).


20 posted on 12/26/2025 4:33:25 AM PST by rbg81 (=)
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