明尼苏达州总检察长埃利森就欺诈丑闻接受质询时暴怒：“我不想再跟你聊了”
副总统万斯威胁将敦促司法部调查埃利森所谓的知情欺诈案情况
2026年6月20日 美国东部时间凌晨4:00 / 福克斯新闻
作者：汉娜·布伦南
观看：明尼苏达州总检察长埃利森就欺诈丑闻施压时对记者说“饶了我吧”
埃利森驳斥了被广泛引用的欺诈损失估算金额，并在副总统J·D·万斯威胁启动司法部调查后的紧张交锋中质疑记者的提问。（图片来源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 为福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄）
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明尼苏达州总检察长基思·埃利森在被问及他对明尼苏达州欺诈丑闻的处理方式时暴怒，此前副总统J·D·万斯威胁将把他移交司法部调查，同时他还驳斥了被广泛引用的80亿美元损失数据，称只有“与特朗普政府立场一致的人”才会提及这一数字。
“那是个虚假数字，”埃利森说，“事实是，欺诈永远是错误的。”
“你就不能饶了我吗，老兄？”他继续说道。
这番言论发表之际，作为特朗普政府新成立的反欺诈工作队负责人的万斯，威胁将敦促司法部就埃利森所谓的知晓明尼苏达州大规模欺诈计划展开调查。
万斯将蒂姆·瓦尔茨、明尼苏达州总检察长移交司法部，就该州所谓欺诈案启动刑事调查
2026年6月18日，副总统J·D·万斯在华盛顿白宫詹姆斯·布雷迪新闻简报室的新闻发布会上聆听发言。（杰奎琳·马丁/美联社）
当被问及明尼苏达州欺诈损失规模膨胀至约80亿美元的普遍估算时，埃利森对记者明显感到不满，并结束了采访，称该数字仅被某些政治立场的人使用。
“如果你向报社索要法务会计报告，你提到的这个数字会与非常独特的政治立场的人紧密挂钩，这些人都与特朗普政府立场一致，”埃利森告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“所以，我不想再跟你聊了。再见，”他一边说一边转身走开。
涉案规模“再怎么强调都不为过”：联邦官员称明尼苏达州欺诈损失或超90亿美元
明尼苏达州总检察长基思·埃利森在国会山参议院国土委员会听证会上发言并举手。（汤姆·布伦纳/美联社照片）
当记者表示他原本希望埃利森澄清这一数字，并援引了多份报道时，埃利森继续质疑其报道所谓的偏见。
“但这是错的。如果你是一名真正的记者，你应该知道这一点，”他指着福克斯新闻数字频道的记者说道。
众议院监督委员会和第一助理美国检察官乔·汤普森都广泛引用了这一估算数据，他们认为明尼苏达州的公共援助项目可能损失了数十亿美元。
特朗普政府打击“供养我们的未来”丑闻，任命的民主党教育官员面临新审查，欺诈案范围扩大
联邦检察官乔·汤普森就涉及该州索马里社区的2.5亿美元“供养我们的未来”食品欺诈案向记者发表讲话。（美联社新闻室）
汤普森表示，调查人员有理由相信，自2018年以来通过14个医疗补助计划支付的180亿美元中，约有一半可能属于重大欺诈计划的一部分。
这一丑闻通过国会调查和一系列涉及联邦资助的营养、教育和医疗补助相关项目的高调欺诈案件引发了全国关注。检察官指控多家非营利组织通过欺诈计划转移了数百万纳税人资金，其中许多计划在新冠疫情期间规模扩大。
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其中几起最引人注目的案件，包括“供养我们的未来”欺诈案，都与明尼苏达州的索马里社区有关联。
众议院监督委员会的调查人员还援引对教育、人力资源和行政办公室官员的采访称，埃利森在丑闻曝光数年前就知晓欺诈担忧。
汉娜是福克斯新闻数字频道的制作助理。
Minnesota AG Ellison lashes out when grilled on fraud scandal: ‘I’m done talking to you’
Vice President Vance threatened to press the Justice Department to investigate Ellison’s alleged knowledge of the scheme
June 20, 2026 4:00am EDT / Fox News
By Hannah Brennan
WATCH: Minnesota AG Ellison tells reporter to ‘give me a break’ when pressed on fraud scandal
Ellison disputed a widely cited fraud estimate and challenged a reporter’s question during a tense exchange following a threat from Vice President J.D. Vance to open a DOJ probe. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison lashed out when asked about his handling of the Minnesota fraud scandal following Vice President JD Vance’s threat to refer him to the Justice Department, while pushing back on a widely cited $8 billion figure as only mentioned by those “aligned with the Trump Administration.”
“That is a false number,” Ellison said. “The fact is, is that fraud is always wrong.”
“Why don’t you give me a break, man?” he continued.
The comments come as Vance, the head of the Trump administration’s new anti-fraud task force, threatened to press the Justice Department to open an investigation into Ellison’s alleged knowledge of the widespread fraud scheme in Minnesota.
VANCE REFERS TIM WALZ, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO DOJ FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OVER STATE’S ALLEGED FRAUD
Vice President JD Vance listens during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on June 18, 2026.(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
When asked about the common estimate of Minnesota fraud ballooning to about $8 billion, Ellison grew visibly frustrated with the reporter and ended the interview, claiming the number is only used by those of a certain political affiliation.
“If you ask the newspapers for a forensic accounting, the number you mentioned is tightly identified with people of a very unique political persuasion aligned with the Trump administration,” Ellison told Fox News Digital.
“So, I’m done talking to you. Bye-bye,” he said as he began walking away.
MAGNITUDE ‘CANNOT BE OVERSTATED’: FEDS SAY MINNESOTA FRAUD MAY BE MORE THAN $9B
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks and raises his hand during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.(Tom Brenner/AP Photo)
When the reporter stated he had wanted Ellison to clear up the number and was citing a variety of reports, Ellison continued to question the claimed biases of his reporting.
“It’s wrong though. And if you’re a real reporter, you should know that,” he said, pointing to the Fox News Digital reporter.
The estimate has been widely cited by both the House Oversight Committee and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, who have argued that potentially billions of dollars were lost to fraud in Minnesota’s public assistance programs.
DEM-APPOINTED EDUCATION OFFICIALS FACE NEW SCRUTINY AS FEEDING OUR FUTURE SCANDAL WIDENS, TRUMP TARGETS FRAUD
Federal prosecutor Joe Thompson spoke to reporters about the $250 million Feeding Our Future food fraud case involving the state’s Somali community.(AP Newsroom)
Thompson said investigators have reason to believe that roughly half of the $18 billion paid through 14 Medicaid programs since 2018 could have been part of a major fraud scheme.
The scandal drew national attention through congressional investigations and a series of high-profile fraud cases involving federally funded nutrition, education and Medicaid-related programs. Prosecutors have alleged that multiple nonprofit organizations diverted millions of taxpayer dollars through fraudulent schemes, many of which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Several of the most prominent cases, including the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, were connected to Minnesota’s Somali community.
House Oversight Committee investigators have also argued that Ellison was aware of fraud concerns years before the scandal surfaced, citing interviews with education, human services and executive-office officials.
Hannah is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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