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The Minnesota House votes Thursday on a bill that would establish an independent Office of Inspector General that will focus on fraud, a response to the 

widespread and ongoing instances of fraud

 discovered in state human services programs.

The concept of an Office of Inspector General, or OIG, failed to the pass the House last session, but it was approved by the state Senate. Rep. Patti Anderson, R-Dellwood, co-sponsors the current bill and said she believes it’ll finally pass.

“We have a bureaucratic mess for sure. This is a very much needed watchdog agency that actually has teeth,” she said.

The bill provides the OIG with full investigative and, eventually, full law enforcement authority within a year. While the bill was created in response to Medicaid fraud, it also allows investigation into other areas of mismanagement in state services.

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A yearslong push at the Minnesota Capitol to create an office to investigate fraud may be coming to a conclusion on Thursday afternoon.

The Minnesota House votes Thursday on a bill that would establish an independent Office of Inspector General that will focus on fraud.

Minnesota office designed to investigate state fraud gets vote in House

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