The Rochester Police Department (RPD) said it provided “mutual aid” to the FBI during the execution of search warrants at multiple locations in Rochester Thursday morning.

Fraud is a central campaign theme in Minnesota elections this cycle, with candidates on both sides of the aisle promising to address the issue. Gov. Tim Walz is not on the ticket this November, but KTTC continues to seek answers from the governor’s administration.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s Office has announced new charges against a total of 9 individuals worth more than $3 million.

Partners in Nutrition, a Minnesota non-profit organization, has agreed to a settlement of $18.5 million in a civil lawsuit for making false state reimbursement claims.

The city was able to get back the majority of the money thanks to quick action from its financial institution, Merchants Bank, through a legal process known as an indemnity.

The city of Rushford gives a statement to KTTC regarding a wire fraud incident.

Federal officials are deferring $199 million in Minnesota Medicaid payments while the state provides documentation supporting claims flagged during a program integrity review.

A Minnesota fraud suspect is on the FBI’s “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list.

On Thursday, the owner of two now closed daycares in Rochester, Kasson, and Ramsey pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud.

A fourth Rochester man has been sentenced for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

A Burnsville man accused of playing a central role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme was taken into custody in Somalia, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota.

Prosecutors allege Ereg defrauded more than $4.2 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds while operating Evergreen Grocery and Deli in south Minneapolis from 2020 to 2021.

Congressman Brad Finstad is leading a Republican effort to urge Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to resign.

Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud.

A report released Monday by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee accuses Minnesota’s governor and attorney general of being “aware of widespread fraud in federally funding social service programs for years.”

The committee’s findings focus heavily on Feeding Our Future, a Minnesota nonprofit at the center of one of the largest pandemic-era fraud cases in U.S. history.

The National Fraud Enforcement Division said the defendants are accused of fraud schemes targeting $90 million in taxpayer money.

The ringleader of the "Feeding Our Future' fraud case has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison.

According to federal court records, a Rochester daycare owner has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly defrauding the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program (GSCSPP).

A detailed breakdown of those convicted and/or sentenced for related fraud in Minnesota between 2020 and 2026.