Walz confronted about African official operating Minnesota group homes
Lawmakers are warning Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) about a high-ranking foreign government official based in Africa, who is reportedly moonlighting as the director of multiple Minnesota group homes that have, in addition to numerous other Minneapolis-area assisted living facilities he has business ties to, collectively received roughly $36 million in taxpayer funds through the state.
TL;DR
- Republican lawmakers have warned Governor Tim Walz about a foreign official, Sekou Dukuly, allegedly operating Minnesota group homes.
- Dukuly, now the managing director of Liberia's port authority, has business ties to at least two dozen Minnesota group homes, mostly in the Twin Cities suburbs.
- These facilities have received roughly $36 million in taxpayer funds.
- An investigation found instances of resident neglect and deaths at Dukuly-affiliated sites, with 22 state investigations into suspected maltreatment.
- A site operative who ran six Dukuly-tied group homes pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud.
- Lawmakers criticize Walz's administration for alleged oversight failures and demand proactive measures against fraud.