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Judge Arthur Engoron will soon be seen as an historic figure. The bad news for Judge Engoron is that he's historic for the wrong reasons. Jonathan Turley made certain opf Judge Engoron's infamy in the opening paragraphs of this op-ed . In opening his Fox News op-ed, Turley wrote "n New York, a court revealed that a leading citizen had cooked the books by inflating questionable figures without any support in reality. Moreover, his wild overvaluation was widely viewed as motivated by his self-aggrandizement. The final reported figures are so absurdly inflated that they were rejected in their entirety. In the end, he was off by over half a billion dollars. That man is Judge Arthur Engoron. " From there, Prof. Turley's evisceration of Judge Engoron started in earnest. Turley wrote "After a New York appellate court unanimously threw out Engoron’s absurd half-a-billion-dollar judgment and interest against President Donald Trump, the irony was crushing. It was Engor...

When it comes to being creative in ripping off Medicaid, companies, NGOs and nonprofits can get mighty creative. Investigative reporter A.J. Legoe has discovered another way companies are ripping off Medicaid by outsmarting the Walz administration. Legoe is reporting "Records obtained by KARE 11 reveal that Minneapolis-based Start Today Hennepin (STH), a for-profit housing support company, billed Medicaid for services supposedly provided to Realanda Rowland, a chronically homeless Native woman, on the day she died and for three consecutive weeks after her death in October 2022." I didn't realize all of the opportunities open to grifters. The possibilities are limitless. A.J. Legoe's report continues, saying "Video from a Montana funeral service confirms Rowland was buried on October 25, 2022. That same day, records obtained by KARE 11 show STH submitted Medicaid claims for helping her 'sustain housing.'" Perhaps DHS should teach their employees that...

Thursday night, things went from unsettled to crazy, then to outright civil war in the Minneapolis mayoral food fight. Just when you thought it couldn't get worse, Ilhan Omar jumped into the fight. Now it's ratcheted up from a DFL civil war to thermonuclear holocaust. Rep. Omar jumped  on Twitter and said "It is inexcusable to overturn the DFL endorsement from Omar Fateh. A small group, a majority living outside Minneapolis, met privately to overturn the will of Minneapolis delegates who volunteered, organized, and participated in a months-long DFL process. Unacceptable. " What's inexcusable is the fact that the State DFL, not the Minneapolis DFL, said that vote-counting mistakes of the magnitude that've already been reported on happened. Mike Erlandson said that 25% of first ballot votes weren't counted . That's inexcusable. For that matter, things don't look like they'll get better for the DFL anytime soon. is reporting "Fateh’s campai...

The cost of Medicaid fraud keeps climbing each week. Each week, additional reports come out highlighting something new that we didn't know about Medicaid fraud. This week, KSTP's Callan Gray filed this report on "how much the Housing Stabilization Services program fraud could cost taxpayers." According to Miss Gray's reporting, "5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has been pressing the state agency for answers since the announcement. In a response on Thursday, DHS said the 77 providers had collectively billed and received $88,029,185 for HSS services since 2020. The state agency added, however, 'it is not accurate to conclude that the full amount paid to these providers constitutes fraudulent activity. A payment withhold is a temporary action that is implemented until the fraud allegations are resolved.'" It's more than a little distracting to find out that Gov. Walz's administration didn't implement front end controls to prevent fraud. This video i...

A month ago (July 10,20215), I wrote this article about State Sen. Omar Fateh after he'd supposedly won the DFL's endorsement to be Minneapolis's next mayor. Fast forward 32 days. Life has quickly changed for Sen. Fateh. He's no longer the DFL-endorsed candidate for mayor due to a slew of irregularities. KSTP is reporting "The Minnesota DFL vacated its endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor after a review panel found glaring flaws in the voting process. A flurry of challenges were submitted to the state DFL in the wake of last month’s Minneapolis DFL Convention, pointing out issues with the electronic voting system and questioning whether a quorum was present for the final ballot that clinched Fateh’s endorsement over incumbent Jacob Frey." These irregularities aren't routine errors, either. These were transformative, game-changing mistakes. These operational mistakes play into the DFL's reputation of not being able to get things ...

Democrats have a reason to be worried about their brand, according to this article . The article paints a gloomy picture for Democrats. According to the article, "A devastating New York Times report Wednesday showed that of the 30 states that maintain voter registration records by political party, Democrats fell behind Republicans in all of them between the 2020 and 2024 elections." While polls ebb and flow, voter registration figures are more stable. Right now, they're painting a picture that isn't satisfying. The Hill is reporting "The data comes as Democrats struggle to figure out how to get out of the political wilderness after losing the presidency to Donald Trump and control of both chambers of Congress to the GOP." The voter registration numbers paint a bleak picture but it's puzzling to read "California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has found traction with attacks on Trump, mimicking the president on social media and energizing many in his party....