WASHINGTON (TNND) — A former FBI agent said that the new layer of protection added to Medicaid programs to prevent fraud in Minnesota won’t make “any” difference in the wake of the alleged fraud scheme in the North Star State.
Recently the Minnesota Department of Human Services announced that it would be adding another layer of verification for Medicaid payments in order to prevent fraud.
This news comes amid the ongoing reports of millions of taxpayer dollars funding daycare centers in Minnesota that appeared vacant.
Independent reporter Nick Shirley released a video that showed him going to the Quality Learning Center in Minneapolis on a weekday, noting that there were no children.
A former FBI agent told Fox News Digital that the new layer of verification the Minnesota Department of Human Services put in likely wouldn’t do anything.
“Putting an extra layer in is not going to help,” former FBI Special Agent Jonathan Gilliam told the news outlet.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that it would be freezing childcare payments to Minnesota as a result of all the fraud.
“We have launched a dedicated fraud-reporting hotline and email address at https://childcare.gov,” Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill wrote on X.
“Whether you are a parent, provider, or member of the general public, we want to hear from you.”
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