Patriot Brief
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Resignation call issued: Education Secretary Linda McMahon urged Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to resign, citing years of failed oversight and education fraud.
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Ghost students identified: Federal officials say 1,834 fraudulent applicants received $12.5 million in taxpayer-funded college grants and loans.
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Federal response underway: The Department of Education and Treasury announced new measures to prevent future fraud and track potentially illicit financial activity.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is calling on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to resign after federal officials uncovered what they describe as widespread fraud within the state’s college financial aid system. According to McMahon, thousands of so-called “ghost students” exploited weak oversight to collect millions in taxpayer-funded grants and loans without attending school.
The allegations have triggered new federal enforcement measures and intensified scrutiny of state leadership. As investigations continue and petitions for resignations grow, the controversy has raised serious questions about accountability, taxpayer protections, and how deeply the fraud may extend within Minnesota’s education system.
Dear @GovTimWalz: pic.twitter.com/6VbvrcNdiY
— Secretary Linda McMahon (@EDSecMcMahon) December 16, 2025
Breitbart reports:
Education Secretary Linda McMahon called for Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) to resign over reports of massive education fraud within Minnesota’s college system.
In a letter addressed to Walz on Monday, McMahon pointed out that Walz has served as the state’s governor since 2019 and that “during that time” his “careless lack of oversight and abuse of the welfare system has attracted fraudsters from around the world, especially from Somalia.”
McMahon went on to explain that 1,834 “ghost students” in the state were discovered to have “received $12.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants and loans.”
In the letter, McMahon went on to state that given Walz’s “dereliction of the office entrusted” to him, she was imploring him “to resign and make way for more capable leadership.”
“At the beginning of this year, the U.S. Department of Education became aware that fraudulent college applicants, especially concentrated in Minnesota, were gaming the federal postsecondary education system to collect money that was intended for young Americans to help them afford college,” McMahon said in the letter.
As federal agencies tighten oversight and investigations continue, pressure on Minnesota’s leadership is mounting. The unfolding case is expected to shape broader debates over accountability, taxpayer protections, and the integrity of the nation’s education funding systems.
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