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About This Episode
The FBI just raided Fulton County and seized over 700 boxes of 2020 election evidence—could this finally unravel widespread 2020 election fraud? Meanwhile, Oregon keeps finding new ways to make elections vulnerable. Time is running out.
On this episode of I Spy Radio, we dive into election integrity with two powerhouse guests amid breaking developments in 2020 election fraud claims. And new exposure about what’s really happening with Oregon suddenly admitting and promising to “clean up its voter rolls.”
Dr. Douglas Frank, world-renowned physicist and election investigator, breaks down Oregon’s mixed bag—progress on dirty voter rolls via Judicial Watch lawsuits, but dangerous loopholes like loosened rules and 17-year-old primary voting. More importantly, he shares how everyday citizens can retake control and secure our elections. (Catch his upcoming presentations in 20+ Oregon counties starting February 20—details at SecureOurElectionsNow.org/events.)
Then Dr. Jerome Corsi returns to unpack the bombshell FBI Fulton County raid in Georgia: 700+ boxes of seized 2020 election evidence that could reveal fraud not just in the presidential race, but the Senate seats too. What laws were passed on fraudulent votes? Will accountability finally come? We connect the dots on why citizens—not politicians—must step up now with real citizen action.
From clone voters to blocked investigations, the truth is emerging. Listen in to understand the stakes of election integrity—and what you can do before it’s too late.
Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to protect our elections—and restore them to elections we can trust.
Timestamps
00:00 – New threats to election integrity in another state: Democrats push to ban proven fraud-prevention methods; mail-in ballots as the biggest risk; ideas to secure them.
09:08 – Oregon admits voter rolls need massive cleanup—thousands of invalid entries removed, but more remain. Steps to block future fraud.
16:31 – Dr. Douglas Frank returns to Oregon: Upcoming presentations in 20+ counties to expose and stop fraud. Citizen action needed; surprising reactions from county officials.
24:06 – Bombshell from Fulton County: Dr. Jerome Corsi on what the FBI raid could uncover, and Trump’s hint at “big things coming out of Georgia.” Where fraudsters are most vulnerable.
32:17 – Maduro knows a lot about election fraud and helped the CIA commit it. Are Maduro’s arrest and the Fulton raid connected? Fraud went beyond the presidential race; implications for laws passed by a potentially fraudulent Senate.
39:59 – Cognitive dissonance and voter persuasion: Will evidence sway everyday people? Reflections on Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and why this could get messy.
Transcript
(Opener)
For anyone willing to have an open mind about election fraud there were pretty blatant examples in the 2020 election. All it really takes is a willingness to have an open mind and let the evidence convince you.
But. Just like COVID merely asking about election fraud met with shrieks from the very people who benefited from it. The mainstream media is far left their person one and so no one was allowed to ask questions period in fact you were framed as believing the big lie. That the very notion that the election could be stolen was so outrageous it was a Nazi style propaganda tactic to make a lie so big that people would be willing to believe it.
And that’s the kind of thing you say to intimidate people so they won’t ask questions for fear of being ridiculed
we are on the cusp right now of getting to the truth of what happened in 2020. The FBI just raided Fulton County and seized evidence from that election. Fulton County election officials have freaked out and filed a lawsuit asking a judge to force the FBI to give back the evidence and prevent them from even looking. Two things on that. One, there’s always fraud when someone doesn’t want you to look.
Second, if… there was no election fraud, then the correct response would have been, “Good! We’re glad you took them. Take a look there’s nothing to hide and maybe we can finally put this myth about election fraud to rest.
When the true extent of the fraud is revealed, there is going to be an awful lot of cognitive dissonance.
That’s when a person’s brain gets confronted with new information that contradicts previously held beliefs. And the person’s brain sort of short circuits. It’s a self-defense mechanism
Because our minds don’t like to be wrong, the human psyche will come up with very inventive reasons and explanations why the new information is not really the truth — that the old belief is really the truth.
But here’s the thing. The reason the short circuit happens is because the mind senses the new information really is the truth. If it wasn’t then the new information would be easily discarded. Sop they’re confronted with the reality about what they used to believe. That the old beliefs were the lie.
The short circuit self-defense happens because they not only have to admit they had been deceived, that someone fooled them, but now they’re confronted with all the actions That had been based on that previous wrong information. And with the truly Trump deranged that might mean horrible things they said or did to people including friends or family who were actually telling the truth … the whole time.
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Dr. Frank will be visiting 20-some counties in Oregon. If Oregon’s elections can ever be fixed, it’s up to us. You need to go hear him. See Secure OurElectionsNow.org/events for dates and times.
Mentioned During the Show
Trump: “‘You’re going to see something in Georgia on voter fraud’ — Trump discusses Fulton County situation.” (Breitbart News, X Post, Feb 2, 2026)
President Trump Says Something BIG Is About To Come Out On 2020 Election Fraud (WLT Report, Feb 3, 2026)
Sen. Perdue Testimony Claims Gov. Kemp Stopped 2020 Election Investigation (Gateway Pundit, Feb 4, 2026) *‘We’re not going to investigate because…I’m a team player. If the governor doesn’t want to investigate, we’re not going to investigate.’”
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Show 16-05 Oregon Democrats vs. Your Wallet: Blocking Trump’s Tax Cuts to “Protect” You?
Oregon Democrats vs. Your Wallet: Blocking Trump’s Tax Cuts to “Protect” You?
Release Date: January 31, 2026
Episode Subtitle: Oregon’s economy burns under Democratic policies—now they’re sabotaging Trump’s tax cuts. Connect the dots before it’s too late.
Duration: 47:55
Host: Mark Anderson
Guests: Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Economist of American Legislative Exchange Council, the nation’s premier state policy organization dedicated to to the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism.
About This Episode
Oregon’s economy is already smoldering under punitive taxes and regulations—now Democrats want to pour gasoline on the fire by decoupling from Trump’s tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Proven free-market policies work every time they’re tried. So why is Oregon—dead last in business environment—stubbornly choosing the opposite? Full Democratic control (super-majorities in both chambers, Governor’s office, all statewide positions, even the Supreme Court) prioritizes left-wing ideology over results, crushing businesses and citizens alike.
This episode connects the dots: How bad economic policies create bad economies—and why voters need to fill in the right ones on their ballots. You’ll gain more insight than most state legislators, just in time—because Oregon is running out of clock before the flames spread.
No math, just facts and real-world examples. Tune in to see how ideology is burning down the state… and what can still be done.
Show Notes
00:00 – Intro to some basics, like the single-most important factor whether someone buys something—and why higher taxes don’t mean more money for the state.
05:10 – Simple example why raising taxes doesn’t work that every legislator should learn
09:14 – Other factors that people and especially businesses consider when relocating. Elections have consequences: a new state enters the race to the bottom and seems determined to beat Oregon to it.
16:37 – Oregon as the example and warning for other states what not to do. Breaking the mindset of raising taxes every time a state feels pinched.
21:24 – Why Oregon Democrat’s bad economic policies are so critical at a time like this. What is happening that could damage Oregon for decades.
25:23 – Oregon media got excited that more moving trucks arrived in Oregon than left. But what those moving trucks surveys don’t mention.
28:55 – Oregon Democrats are about to make a massive mistake. Those moving vans might be turning around.
34:03 – The regulation Trump just repealed that will save U.S. businesses well over $1 trillion per year. Connecting the dots and why that’s so important. One Big Beautiful Bill tax cuts people will see this year.
39:57 – It’s not just no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. Connecting the dots between a huge new tax rule for businesses that will grow economic activity. And why left-wing politicians will hate it and try to stop it.
Transcript
Opener:
Here’s a question for you. What is the single-most important determining factor whether or not someone buys something? The one reason that is generally more important than all of the others.
If you said price, you were correct. And you have a better sense of economics than the overwhelming majority of Oregon’s elected democrats.
This comes directly from a theory in microeconomics — although it’s not really theoretical, it’s a known fact — so we’ll say, a “principle” known as the law of demand. All things being equal, the price of a good or service is the main factor that determines how much consumers will buy of those goods or services.
I mention this because on today’s show we’re going to take a look at what Oregon Democrats’ recklessness is doing and will do to Oregon If they get their way to raise prices and worse to take money out of your pocket which is the same as raising prices.
Because they don’t seem to understand this basic concept.
Because here’s a related issue. The more money you have to spend, that you must spend, the less money you have available for other things. Again that’s pretty simple. If your rent goes up and your income doesn’t change, the less money you have for other things. Food, utilities, kids’ clothes, or like actually putting money aside or investing it so you’ll have more for the future.
And, also again, this simple economic principle is one that the overwhelming majority of Oregon’s elected Democrats can’t seem to grasp. If your taxes go up the less money you’ll have for normal economic activity. Paying for the things you need to and buying things you want.
Right now the only economic principle that Oregon’s Democrats seem to believe is that if you have money you are stealing it from the government. How dare you keep your own money?
Don’t believe me? We’ve said several times over the last few months that Oregon Democrats right now want to decouple Oregon’s tax code from the federal tax code. Previously it was just an idea — scheme, really — being talked about behind closed doors. Now they’re talking openly about it. Oregon Democrats want to block Oregonians from getting the tax cuts trump gave them in the one big beautiful bill. No tax on tips, no tax on overtime.
And how are Democrats trying to spin taking away more of your money by blocking Trump’s tax cuts? Speaker of the House, Democrat Julie Fahey said, they want to shield Oregon families from harmful federal policies.” And the democrat-friendly media is spinning it this way: quote, “The bill includes tax cuts that could mean more money in Oregonians’ pockets at the state’s expense.” There it is. Keeping your own money, that you earned, is at the state’s expense. That implies that money originates with the state. It belongs to the state.
Well this November Oregonians have a chance to send a giant goodbye to Democrats and remove that kind of thinking from Oregon.
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Jonathan Williams is the president and chief economist organization at American Legislative Exchange Council. Find out more at ALEC.org.
Encourage your representatives to join ALEC! There are state and city memberships. Help elected officials understand economic problems and the real solutions available to get out of them. Send them this link: https://alec.org/membership/.
Outrageous! What elected Democrats think of your money: “Oregon lawmakers return Feb. 2 facing budget hole, tax fight and transportation fallout” (Central Oregon Daily, Jan 25, 2026)
Democrat Speaker of the House Julie Fahey: “We’re focused on…shielding Oregon families from harmful federal policies.” Apparently, you need to be “shielded” from federal tax cuts that would let you keep more of the money you earned.
Also in that article: “The bill includes tax cuts that could mean more money in Oregonians’ pockets at the state’s expense.”
Many Virginia voters are developing buyer’s remorse after Democrats are pushing a TIDAL WAVE of tax surges on citizens following the most recent election (Eric Daugherty, X post, January 29, 2026)
Moving Company migration surveys
U-Haul’s 2025 survey shows Oregon had a net positive for trucks coming into Oregon vs leaving (50.3% inbound)
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Show 16-04 Podcast – Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely
Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely
Release Date: January 24, 2026
Duration: 47:55
Host: Mark Anderson
Guests: Rep. Ed Diehl, candidate for Oregon governor, and Eric Lee, senior attorney on Judicial Watch’s election integrity team
About This Episode
Election integrity laws are about to change — for the good. The timing could not be better. Right when a Republican candidate with a proven ability to draw independents and Democrats decided to run for Oregon’s governor. And at a time Oregon Democrats are doing their best to sabotage their own chances by punishing Oregonian to cling to power. Even more, the federal lawsuits to restore trust in our elections haven’t even really gotten started.
Show Notes
00:00 – Representative Ed Diehl announces his run for Oregon governor — what happened to change him from a no to a yes?
09:18 – The highly successful No Gas Tax referendum drew support from all political parties. So how to convert support for that issue into support for him as a governor candidate for Oregon?
16:31 – Oregon Democrats are committing political suicide more on how they are punishing Oregon businesses and the Oregonians who work at them.
24:39 – Eric Lee, senior attorney on Judicial Watch’s election integrity team discusses last week’s SCOTUS ruling and how Bost v. Illinois was so huge for election integrity. Why the rules have now changed.
31:45 – The avalanche of election integrity lawsuits about to come. Judicial Watch sued Oregon to clean up the voter rolls; Oregon surprised court watchers by suddenly announcing they would remove 800,000 inactive voters—about 20–25% of registered voters.
39:09 – Did Oregon’s Secretary of State just blab a little too much and admit Oregon is at fault? That 800,00? That’s just the start. Discovery is underway right now. And did the Secretary of State also open the door to another Judicial Watch lawsuit by violating another federal law?
Transcript
(Opener) There’s a buzz phrase in government that you probably heard. Evidence based. And they use that buzz phrase because what they really want is for you not to question their policies.
Evidence based refers, allegedly, making government policy and spending decisions based on evidence — like data and research (which govt pays someone to do), and so-called “proven results” rather than on ideology, intuition, or anecdote.
Now just to easily disprove the notion of evidence based — when’s the last time democrats push through government policy that supported (or, more to the point, funded) any ideology on the right.
There is overwhelming evidence for conservative, pro-growth economic policies — like lowering taxes and cutting government spending is good for economies and good for people. Instead, Democrats want to raise taxes and increase government spending — the exact opposite of what the evidence shows.
Instead, it’s about things like climate change, which they plan to fix through carbon credits, which fund Democrats. Or Green energy (which isn’t green — and funds Democrats). Or funding the homeless-industrial complex of non-profits, which happen to be Democrats.
Well, the real evidence is in. And it’s fraud and its government incompetence. And we’d planned to talk an awful lot about fraud on today’s show and then, well… the best-laid plans of mice and men, or politicians and radio hosts, sometimes go awry.
Because the last time we talked to representative Ed Diehl back in December, we wanted to get him on our calendar to continue our discussion about fraud, and to get some insights into legislative days at the capital, and what devious schemes those Democrats are up to now. So we threw around some dates and settled on today—we’re talking Wednesday afternoon, January 21st—and we were all set to continue that discussion but then a little something came up.
And I don’t know how we don’t start off with this huge news, even though this show won’t air until the weekend after the big reveal. So, Ed welcome back, and for those who don’t already know by now go ahead and tell ‘em.
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16-04 Why Republicans Winning Oregon Elections Just Got More Likely
Show 16-04 Summary: This week, it’s Oregon’s all important 2026 elections — and why things will change. We start with Representative Ed Diehl (HD17) to talk about his decision to run for Oregon’s governor. Can he win? Find out why we certainly think he will not only win the primary, he will win the general. But can he really win in a state known for its lack of election integrity? Including having what Judicial Watch called “the dirtiest voter rolls in the nation.” We talk with Judicial Watch’s senior attorney, Eric Lee, about their lawsuit — and why last week’s SCOTUS ruling opens the door to fundamentally changing elections. Including right here in Oregon.
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Air Dates: January 24th & 25th, 2026 | Guests: Ed Diehl & Eric Lee
This Week – Republicans Winning Oregon’s Elections
When we last talked to Ed Diehl at the end of December, we scheduled this week to continue our discussion on fraud in Oregon (hold our beer, Minnesota) and legislative days in Salem. But the night before our interview on Wednesday, news broke he was going to run for Oregon governor.
How do we not talk about that? We have been urging Ed to run for governor for at least a couple of years. We talk about his race, what changed his mind, and his competition—both Republican and Democrat. Plus, we do get a chance to talk about fraud, including what he will do about it as governor.
Plus, we talk about that all-important No Gas tax petition drive that will not only help Ed Diehl win Oregon’s 2026 governor’s race, but help sink Democrats. Democrats might not lose their majorities in the house or senate—although they just might find themselves in the minority after November—hey will definitely lose their super majorities in both chambers.
Want to find out more about Ed Diehl, candidate for Oregon governor? Head to Ed’s website. Remember: deep pocket donors wait to see how many smaller donors are sending in money. They need to see that interest. It’s their way of judging a candidate’s chances before committing bigger money.
Then we welcome back Eric Lee, senior attorney on Judicial Watch’s election integrity team, to discuss their lawsuit against Oregon to force them to clean up their voter rolls. And there was a major admission on Oregon’s part about its dirty rolls just last week. Whoops.
But before we get there, we get Eric’s take on last week’s SCOTUS ruling in Bost v. Illinois Board of Elections. On the surface, it was about whether a candidate had standing. But dig a little (which the leftstream media did its best not to do) and it is much. much bigger. How much bigger? Enough that it could fundamentally change elections. And people might just trust them again.
Show 16-03 Summary: This week we take a deeper look at the Supreme Court ruling that may just have started the snowball rolling to restore election integrity. On the surface the case sounded entirely procedural— whether a candidate had standing to bring a lawsuit to stop endless counting of ballots after Election Day. But what this really did was send the message that we need to be able to trust our elections again. And that means being able to trust the people that get elected and how they got elected.
Air Dates: January 17th & 18th, 2026 | Guest: NY Times #1 best-selling author, Dr. Jerome Corsi
So far, it seems not too many in the “mainstream media” have wanted to report on it. Not in any real depth anyway. And not on the election integrity aspects of the ruling. And definitely no excitement about it. Maybe they hope it all goes away?
One of the more shocking aspects of the ruling is Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion. What happened for Robertsto see the light? Don’t miss out on Dr. Corsi’s explanation of why. That plus explanations why this ruling specifically targets trust and not just standing, Tina Peters, the Democrats’ fraud-industrial complex, and what Trump will be doing next to expose election fraud. Including and especially the 2020 election.
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Show 16-02 Summary: In our first live show for 2026, we welcome back fan-favorite and long-time guest, Chuck Wiese. Chuck is a meteorologist, pilot, and fierce Global Warming debunker. And he’s a growing political activist. We take a brief look back at the biggest stories of 2025 but focus on what will be the biggest stories of 2026. And the biggest and best will be the Democrats destroying themselves in 2026. Repeatedly. Find out why “the pundits” and Far-Left strategists have it all wrong. Have plenty of popcorn on hand—2026 is going to be lit!
Keywords/categories: 2026 elections, 2026 year of popcorn, Chuck Wiese, fraud, global warming, Minnesota fraud, Oregon fraud, Somali fraud, conservative talk radio, democrats, democrats in 2026, 2026 mid-term elections,
2026: The Year of Popcorn | How Dems Will Destroy Themselves
Show 16-02 Summary: In our first live show for 2026, we welcome back fan-favorite and long-time guest, Chuck Wiese. Chuck is a meteorologist, pilot, and fierce Global Warming debunker. And he’s a growing political activist. We take a brief look back at the biggest stories of 2026 but focus on what will be the biggest stories of 2026. And the biggest and best will be the Democrats destroying themselves. Repeatedly. Find out why “the pundits” and .Far Left strategists have it all wrong. Have plenty of popcorn on hand.
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Air Dates: January 10th & 11th, 2026 | Guest: Chuck Wiese
This Week – Look Back, Look Forward, and Look Out
There has been nothing boring about 2026’s opening days. From watching the Somali fraud that exploded in late 21025 just get bigger and bigger in 2026 to the awe-inspiring capture and arrest of Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro, Americans are witnessing historical events unfold.
In our first live show for 2026, we welcome back fan-favorite and long-time guest, Chuck Wiese. We love talking to Chuck because of his analytical, scientifically trained mind. But as someone who has recently taken a more active role in politics, his eyes have been opened. And it’s good to get that every-man perspective. Because “the pundits” are too often wrong because they rely solely on other “pundits.”
Going out of 2025, those media pundits were predicting no end of doom for Republicans in 2026’s midterms. But they are missing the key elements behind the stories, which explains why they are so likely to be wrong about what’s coming.
Tune in to find out what.
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15-51 Podcast: If the Fraud Happened There, It is Happening Here
Show 15-51 Summary: USAID? The Social Security gateway fraud? All that fraud, waste, and abuse DOGE uncovered? That was bad. But more extensive fraud will be uncovered at the state levels. This week we bring back Rep. Ed Diehl to discuss this success of the No Gas Tax referendum movement. And what that success means for ODOT, an agency that oozes overspending and waste. And what it means for the Democrats who pushed this bill on Oregonians. ODOT is a prime example of a government agency abusing the taxpayer. We are seeing fraud, waste, and abuse exposed at every level of government. We drill down into the Somali fraud in Minnesota because there are patterns now emerging in other states where additional fraud is being uncovered. And those are very similar patterns to fraud that Ed is exposing at Oregon’s Health Authority.
15-51 If the Fraud Happened There, It is Happening Here
Show 15-51 Summary: This week we bring back Rep. Ed Diehl to discuss the success of the No Gas Tax referendum movement. And what that success means for ODOT, an agency that oozes overspending and waste. And for the Democrats who pushed this bill on Oregonians. ODOT is a prime example of a government agency abusing the taxpayer. We are seeing fraud, waste, and abuse exposed at every level of government. But it turns out there’s a lot more fraud out there happening the more we look. We drill down into the Somali fraud in Minnesota because there are patterns now emerging in other states where additional fraud is being uncovered. And those are very similar patterns to fraud that Ed is looking into from Oregon’s Health Authority.
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Air Dates: December 20th & 21st, 2025 | Guest: Rep. Ed Diehl
This Week – Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Did it occur to anyone the reason why Oregon democrats shoved through the Gas Tax Bill is because throwing more money at ODOT makes it easier to cover up fraud, waste, and abuse? With big spending has come expansive, and expensive fraud. And we’ve only just started to see this exposed.
We welcome back Rep Ed Diehl to talk about the phenomenal success of the No Gas Tax signature gathering to put the referendum on the November election. They needed over 78,000 qualified signatures but have already turned in 193,000. Talk about room for margin of error.
Why not congratulate Oregon Freedom Coalition for their outstanding work? Head to OregonFreedom.com to drop them a Christmas gift to help them build on that success in 2026. Plus, as a registered 501(c)4 and PAC, Oregon residents get a $50 tax credit ($100 per couple) for political donations.
Somali Fraud Framework Here in Oregon?
We’ve said Oregon is the Wuhan Lab of Leftist policies. And that’s true. They try out policies here, do some gain of function (trial and error, improve processes, persuasion points, marketing, funding, etc.,), and then export it to other states. Fraud happens that same way.
Someone schemes up something, they figure a way to make it work, then others in other states replicate it. And that’s what has happened with the Somali fraud. Which is being uncovered in other states.
It requires an expansive and overly generous social benefit program. Like welfare, Medicaid, food stamps, rental assistance, etc. And, in places like Oregon, they throw a whole bunch more of it under the umbrella of “health care.”
By having such massive amounts of money fly out the door, fraud becomes harder to find, despite there being more of it. It’s one thing to to find a single needle in a haystack. But a haystack the size of a barn can hide a lot more needles. Even worse: use illegal immigrants so anyone who looks can be labelled a “racist” to stop potential investigations in their tracks.
Don’t think that works? It did. In Minnesota, merely suggesting racism was enough to stall investigations. And now at least $1 billion was stolen from Minnesota. And some are saying it’s as high at $9 billion .
We talk with Ed about a fraud scandal through Oregon’s Health Authority. Which is so eager to create a football-field sized haystack they include things like Climate Change as “healthcare.” Literally anything can now be called healthcare.
But what to do about? Those are our questions too.
Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info
Ed Diehl’s organization is Oregon Freedom Coalition. Head to OregonFreedom.com to learn more. And please donate to reward them for their success—and to grow it in 2026!
‘It makes me want to knee someone in the groin,’ Senator says of $1B Somali fraud scheme (KOMO News, December 6, 2025)
Fear of being called ‘racist’ was key factor in Minnesota’s fraud scandal, expert reveals (Fox News, December 9, 2025)
Luxury cars and private villas: See how Minnesota fraudsters spent millions intended for hungry kids (CBS News, December 11, 2025)
Expert reveals key factor that led to massive Minnesota fraud scheme (Fox News, Dec 9, 2025)
‘Schemes stacked upon schemes’: $1B public benefits fraud fuels scrutiny of Minnesota’s Somali community (Fox News, Dec 7, 2025)
In 2021, when the Minnesota Department of Education grew suspicious and tried to stop the flow of funds, Feeding Our Future sued, alleging racial discrimination. A judge ordered the state to restart reimbursements — a ruling prosecutors said enabled the scheme to escalate.
An Oregon Health Authority contracts manager emailed senior leaders in May about a “circuitous” bunch of businesses tied to $60M Arizona Medicaid fraud case
OHA paid Uplifting Journey $2.3 million in drug and alcohol treatment Medicaid reimbursements
State Rep. Ed Diehl triggered the investigation when he asked OHA whether Uplifting Journeys had ever received state or federal funding.
Diehl wanted to know after The Post Millennial reported police responded to 17 calls at the Lake Oswego house operated by Uplifting Journey and alleged gang ties
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Fraud at the highest levels — inside the White House: “Trump Administration Moves To Expose Autopen Presidency Records Biden Tried To Hide” (Trending Politics, Dec 17, 2025)
