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The news from Lake Wobegon

How times have changed. The news continues to flow out of Minnesota. I’m quoted in this new piece from Fox News (Opinion) under the lengthy headline,

How fears of being labeled ‘racist’ helped ‘provide cover’ for the exploding Minnesota fraud scandal:

Time and time again, experts tell Fox News Digital, fears of being called ‘racist’ killed enthusiasm for uncovering Minneapolis fraud.

You’ve heard me explain this theory before. One of the experts quoted is my friend and former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab,

It provided cover. Fraudsters knew the issue of race and racism was something they could use as a cudgel… It’s disrespectful to use those terms when they’re not appropriate, especially in a case where fraud clearly happened.

And there will be more to come this week.

 

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