While some Democrats are downplaying the fraud recently exposed in Minnesota, one Democrat Minnesota congresswoman seems to be concerned.

Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., recently reintroduced a piece of legislation she says will “crack down on fraud in federal programs.” The Stop Fraud in Federal Programs Act seeks to increase penalties for federal fraudsters and require third-party audits for one specific U.S. Department of Agriculture-managed program. 

“Today I reintroduced my bill to crack down on fraud in federal programs and hold perpetrators accountable,” Craig said in an X post this week.    

The first piece of the bill will raise the maximum prison sentence from 10 to 20 years and require the convicted person to........

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