Minnesota has been plunged into national controversy after explosive claims emerged suggesting that as much as £6.3 billion ($8 billion) in taxpayer money may have been lost to large-scale welfare fraud, following a viral investigation by YouTuber Nick Shirley.
The video has sparked widespread outrage, accusing state agencies of ignoring glaring warning signs while billions of pounds allegedly flowed through childcare, transport and healthcare programmes that, critics say, existed largely on paper.
