U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced last night he will investigate accusations that fraudulent Minnesota funds may be funding overseas terrorism. Senators Jordan Rasmusson (R-Fergus Falls) and Paul Utke (R-Park Rapids) previously requested federal assistance to investigate these claims in a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s office. They released the following statement:

"We welcome the U.S. Treasury investigation and federal scrutiny into where these fraud dollars are going, something Governor Walz has never been willing to do himself. Whether fraud was being used for personal enrichment, or being siphoned by terrorist organizations overseas, the reality is that no other state has seen these brazen fraud schemes stealing more than a billion dollars from public funds. Minnesotans deserve to know exactly where these fraudulent dollars were going and what they were being used for."