The House Oversight Committee's Republican majority released a 205-page report on June 8, 2026, accusing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison of inconsistencies regarding the state's Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. The report alleges that Ellison and Governor Tim Walz were aware of fraud concerns related to various food and Medicaid programs earlier than they publicly acknowledged. It claims that Ellison was aware of fraud issues as early as 2019 and that these concerns were tied to significant financial losses, including over $300 million in Feeding Our Future fraud and potentially up to $9 billion in Medicaid fraud.
The committee stated that it could not determine whether Ellison's actions constituted "incompetence, willful blindness or worse." Ellison's office responded by labeling the report as inaccurate and politically motivated. The report details instances where Ellison allegedly misrepresented the timeline of his office's knowledge of the fraud and criticized him for not taking timely action.
The report also highlighted that Ellison had jurisdiction over Medicaid fraud but claimed he needed referrals for other criminal cases. Ellison's spokesman defended his record, stating that he has successfully prosecuted over 340 Medicaid fraud cases and that his office's fraud control unit is among the most effective in the nation. The report has prompted House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer to request a review of Minnesota's social services programs by the White House Task Force to eliminate fraud.
