The state’s acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson provided this statement about the decision to terminate the HHS program:
“We welcome today’s news. Fraud has been eating away at Minnesota’s public programs for years, costing taxpayers billions. Ending the Housing Stabilization Services program cuts off a major source of abuse, but this is just the beginning. The fight against fraud continues, and a broader reckoning is long overdue.”
So there’s still more to come. The 1Billion figure is looking real.