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In publicly telling his story for the first time, former GOP candidate Paul Wickstrom spoke with Liz Collin on her podcast about how his challenge to election fraud ultimately helped shine a light on all the other kinds of fraud in Minnesota.

Wickstrom explained how he was running against DFL opponent Curtis Johnson to represent District 40B in the Minnesota House. But something wasn't right. Johnson didn't actually live in the district, as required by state law.

After investigating, Wickstrom challenged the election and Johnson was disqualified, which led to a special election. Wickstrom didn't win. But his investigation and challenge helped put a stop to the DFL and "their runaway spending,” he said. Wickstrom also explained how the focus on fraud at the legislature “all started with a challenge to election fraud.”

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Somali American Abdi Nor Iftin is a naturalized U.S. citizen and the author of a memoir titled "Call Me American."

Iftin has also been outspoken about Somali fraud—and facing threats from the Somali community. He spoke with Liz Collin on her podcast about the consequences of telling the truth instead of taking sides.

Iftin admitted, “What's bothering me — it's just the fact that speaking up against fraud within my own community has become something that could get you in trouble, which is ridiculous."

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Attorney Dr. David Feinwachs joined Liz Collin on her podcast. He is former general counsel of the Minnesota Hospital Association. He was fired for asking too many questions after four HMOs in Minnesota were making an extraordinary amount of money from the state Medicaid program.

The federal government has put Minnesota on notice: fix the fraud or lose the federal funds.

Dr. Feinwachs said a recent filing from the feds is a “bombshell” and could lead to severe consequences for Gov. Tim Walz and his administration.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Jim O'Neill, deputy secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), met with Liz Collin for an interview.

Dr. Oz and Deputy Sec. O’Neill talked about what they saw when they visited daycare and autism centers in the Twin Cities for themselves.

They told Collin that while checking out suspected fraud in St. Paul, within minutes they were chased out of buildings, flipped off, and followed by vehicles.

While explaining how they’ve never seen anything like this, Dr. Oz discussed “organized crime,” and Deputy Sec. O’Neill talked about how those involved in the massive fraud seem to be using the courts to stop them from asking questions and getting answers.

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Minnesota, Maine. Two different states, but they have a lot in common when it comes to Medicaid fraud. Steve Robinson, an independent journalist and editor-in-chief of the Maine Wire, has been sounding the alarm and pointed out some of the incredible similarities with Liz Collin on her podcast.

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Chris Madel, a prominent defense attorney who won a high-profile case for Trooper Ryan Londregan, explains how once again politicians are ignoring the facts and the presumption of innocence with the shooting involving an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

Madel joined Liz Collin on her podcast. He also represents Alpha News and is a republican running for governor of Minnesota.

In talking about the constitutional guarantees afforded to all U.S. citizens, Madel explained, "This is one of the things that makes America so great. We don't just put these things in words on paper. We actually follow them. We actually believe in them.” But he also cautioned that "when our elected leaders don't do that … they just follow the pitchforks and the torches."

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Michele Bachmann—a former U.S. congresswoman who represented Minnesota's 6th District from 2007 until 2015, and a former Republican presidential candidate in 2012—joined Liz Collin on her podcast for an exclusive conversation on Minnesota fraud.

As Governor Tim Walz announced he will not seek a third term and fraud continues to make national news, Alpha News has been taking an even closer look at the warning signs and the missteps to explain how things were allowed to get this bad.

Bachmann was sounding the alarm more than a decade ago and says the multiple investigations getting underway are “long overdue.”

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Prompted by a flood of tips from readers about facilities that tipsters say do not appear to be providing services, Alpha News reporters Liz Collin and Jenna Gloeb visited more than a dozen autism centers and adult day care businesses across the Twin Cities during posted business hours on Monday, Dec. 15.

Vacant rooms and autism therapy centers with no children present were among the findings as the reporters examined concerns raised by tipsters about Medicaid-funded programs.

No children were observed at any of the autism centers visited. Only a few workers and a small number of elderly women were seen at the adult day care facilities. Many of the locations seemed empty.

At one location, a luxury sedan circled the Alpha News reporters in the parking lot. Shortly afterward, police were called to report the journalists.

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