Minnesota Fraud Whistleblower Claims She Was Subjected to ‘Smear Campaign’ After Reporting Concerns to State
The fallout continues in Minnesota over the explosive allegations of fraud from last month.
One whistleblower is now going on record, saying that she was subjected to a smear campaign after reporting her concerns to the state, saying she was even accused of being a racist.
The most troubling part of these reports for leaders in Minnesota is that they support the idea that they knew this fraud was happening and did nothing to stop it. People need to be prosecuted for this.
FOX News reports:
Minnesota DHS whistleblower details ‘smear campaign’ after reporting fraud concerns to state
A Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) whistleblower said she has been raising red flags about fraud in the state since 2019, but has faced only unyielding retaliation in response, calling Gov. Tim Walz’s assertion that he was unaware of the problem “absolutely false.”
Faye Bernstein, who has worked for Minnesota’s DHS for two decades in contract management and compliance, said she was subjected to a “smear campaign” for trying to make leadership aware of illegal contracting practices. She said she was called “racist” and that her work responsibilities were diminished.
“There is just a continuous effort to stifle you, to shut you up. And it is impossible to overcome,” Bernstein said on “Saturday in America.”
Federal prosecutors estimate that up to $9 billion was stolen through a network of fraudulent fronts posing as daycare centers, food programs and health clinics. The majority of those charged, so far, in the ongoing investigation are part of Minnesota’s Somali population.
Rather than receiving thanks for speaking out about irregularities within the contracting process, Bernstein wrote in a letter obtained exclusively by “Saturday in America” that the “nearly unbearable retaliation” she faced also included being “trespassed from all DHS-owned or leased property” and investigated “at a great cost to the state.”
To make matters worse, the fraud allegations just keep coming.
OMG — Crosslake, MN mayor says last week a third audit was conducted of Minnesota and they discovered 14 HIGH-RISK programs that could estimate another BILLION dollars in fraud alone!
"Fraud is impacting every citizen in the state of Minnesota and city budgets."
Wow. pic.twitter.com/YaewIr9sOZ
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 9, 2026
A lot of people have a lot of explaining to do and at the end of the day, some people need to go to jail. The public was defrauded of billions upon billions of dollars. There is no excuse for any of it.
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