Feds defer additional  million in Minnesota Medicaid funds; Gov. Walz calls it “campaign of retribution”

Feds defer additional $91 million in Minnesota Medicaid funds; Gov. Walz calls it “campaign of retribution”

Gov. Tim Walz says the Trump administration is exploiting the state’s fraud disaster after Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, introduced an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funding is being deferred, citing ongoing issues about fraud and program vulnerabilities. “This is a transparent effort to cut funding for…

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds, set to face rare ethics “trial”

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds, set to face rare ethics “trial”

Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday will maintain a rare public “trial” for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who’s accused of stealing $5 million in federal pandemic funds and utilizing some of the cash to enhance her congressional marketing campaign. Republicans are already attempting to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress over the allegations….

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IMG Academy fined for accepting tuition funds from dad and mom linked to drug cartels

IMG Academy fined for accepting tuition funds from dad and mom linked to drug cartels

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) – IMG Academy in Bradenton has agreed to pay a $1.7 million fantastic for accepting tuition charges for 2 college students whose dad and mom are linked to Mexican drug cartels, the US Treasury Division mentioned. The Treasury Division’s Workplace of International Belongings Management introduced the settlement in an enforcement launch Feb….

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Lewiston shooting victims question nonprofit grant use

Lewiston shooting victims question nonprofit grant use

More than two years after the Lewiston mass shooting, some survivors and family members say they are still struggling financially, and one woman is calling on local nonprofits to return the grants they received so donations can benefit victims instead. The issue has resurfaced in part because one of the nonprofits that received a grant…

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