
EXCLUSIVE: Senate bill targets Minnesota-style ‘runaway fraud’ to force scammers repay taxpayers
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Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst introduces fraud legislation targeting federal programs after Minnesota's alleged $9 billion taxpayer fraud scandal involving dozens of arrests.
Ernst’s office said the bill is designed to hit fraud on two fronts: tightening rules around child care payments and creating new spike alerts in health care programs to flag suspicious surges early, while also pushing the federal government to recover improper payments.
If passed, the bill would force state plans tied to federal child care dollars to pay providers based on documented attendance — not just enrollment — to prevent taxpayer money from going out for care that never happened.
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