Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison closed out the year with a post on X that drips with irony. He praised the state government for its effectiveness in protecting Minnesotans from scams and fraud, claiming it swiftly shuts down would-be scammers.
"Scammers thought Minnesotans were easy targets," Ellsion wrote. "They were wrong. From student loan scams to fake utility callers, we shut them down this year — fast."
Scammers thought Minnesotans were easy targets.
— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) December 19, 2025
They were wrong.
From student loan scams to fake utility callers, we shut them down this year — fast. pic.twitter.com/fNVqctMy8N
The majority of Somali fraudsters in the state were caught diverting roughly $9 billion in taxpayer money from state welfare and Medicaid programs to fund personal luxuries and, in some cases, the Somali terrorist organization al-Shabaab.
Several prominent conservative voices were quick to point out Ellison's hypocrisy.
"Arsonist claims to be a firefighter….," GOP Senator Ted Cruz posted on X.
😳 Arsonist claims to be fire fighter…. https://t.co/nrP6Xtw5Ky
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 19, 2025
Former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab, who once worked the Feeding Our Future fraud case in the state, wrote: "Scammers were right. Minnesota was an easy target. That’s why they stole literally BILLIONS of dollars from us."
Scammers were right. Minnesota was an easy target. That’s why they stole literally BILLIONS of dollars from us. https://t.co/DVSSt54TND
— Joe Teirab (@JoeTeirab) December 19, 2025
"Spare us your feigned outrage, Keith," Minnesota Republican Rep. Tom Emmer posted. "You’ve done nothing but enable and exacerbate fraud in Minnesota. This all happened on your watch. Welcome to the party."
Spare us your feign outrage, Keith. You’ve done nothing but enable and exacerbate fraud in Minnesota.
— Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) December 19, 2025
This all happened on your watch. Welcome to the party. https://t.co/1wpAG06UI7
"You’re kidding, right? They literally created a new term called ‘fraud tourism’ to describe how easy it was to defraud Minnesota taxpayers." Townhall columnist Dustin Grage wrote.
You’re kidding right?
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) December 19, 2025
They literally created a new term called “fraud tourism” to describe how easy it was to defraud Minnesota taxpayers.
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