When Luger called on me I observed that the fraud he had documented in his presentation was open and obvious. I inferred from what he said that the Minnesota Department of Education detected the fraud early on. Alluding to paragraphs 33-34 of the indictment of Aimee Bock et al., Luger made this point at about 23:30 of the press conference video (in the post linked above). I asked Luger if he would explain to the average person how the fraud went on for 20 months before it was shut down in January 2022.

Luger said that he was limited to the allegations of the indictments, but he didn’t dispute the premise of my question. In response to another question, however, Luger blamed the perpetrators for the fraud. Even Ray Charles could see that doesn’t cut it and that the authorities owe us a full and true accounting.

Governor Walz and the authorities have sought to divert responsibility for their nonfeasance in the case. They have blamed Ramsey County District Judge John Guthmann for compelling the MDE to keep the fraud flying. To adapt an old political joke, Walz has performed a routine that goes don’t blame MDE, don’t blame me, blame the man behind the tree (or the bench). Walz also blames the Trump Department of Agriculture. …

Walz actually said, “The way the system works is to not say anything.” This will come as a surprise to anyone who has followed Walz’s performance as governor.