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Minnesota governor says Operation Metro Surge hindered fraud investigations, calls for federal help
Summary
Minnesota's governor told the Oversight Committee that staffing losses and court-related backlog at the U.S. Attorney's Office and reductions at federal agencies have made it harder to prosecute fraud, while the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continues work and recently secured a conviction; he urged federal partnership and resources.
During the hearing, a committee member asked the governor to explain how "Operation Metro Surge" affected Minnesota's ability to investigate fraud. The governor answered that federal partners — including the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office — had been weakened or left without necessary staff, and that lead investigators had not been replaced, creating backlog and court challenges that made it harder to move fraud cases to federal…
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