Now that Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate, his time as the state's executive is coming under great scrutiny. 

Every bad move he made or was responsible for overseeing is coming to light on a national level, which is only fair given that he could eventually be the vice president.

According to The Washington Times, Walz has a huge dent in his record regarding the pandemic.

As a matter of fact, Walz can claim the title of overseeing some of the worst pandemic-related fraud in the country as the governor of Minnesota, where fraud runs rampant.

What happened?

While pandemic-related fraud was rampant during those years in many, if not all states, Minnesota's was considered by the outlet as the "most egregious."

A state audit of a Minnesota Department of Education that was responsible for some $250 million in funds earmarked to feed hungry Minnesota children said that the program was rampant with pandemic fraud.

It was so bad that a staggering 70 people were federally charged with fraud as a result of pillaging the account meant to feed hungry kids.

For everyone getting their FOIA requests in for oppo on Kamala Harris’s new VP pick.

Remember to also make requests for Walz’s alias that he used throughout the pandemic “Tim Mankato.”

His administration oversaw and allowed the largest pandemic fraud in the country. pic.twitter.com/rdpWBbDfEG

— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 6, 2024

While the state audit didn't specifically blame the radical progressive governor for the massive fraud, state lawmakers, including Rep. Lisa Demuth, the top Republican in the state House of Representatives, blames the governor for it.

"One hundred percent of the fraud lands on the shoulders of Gov. Walz,” she said. “We have systemic fraud in the state of Minnesota, and it has not been taken seriously," Demuth said.

How did the fraud happen?

The outlet explained the intention of the program versus what ultimately happened.

The programs at issue fund free meals at child care and aftercare programs. During the summer, they provide meals for children who get free lunches during the school year.

During pandemic school shutdowns, the second program was tasked with delivering meals to children. Providers, seeing dollar signs, rushed to join the program, and fraud bloomed. Feeding Our Future is a nonprofit that prosecutors say helped siphon money to fraudsters.

For example, one woman, who promised to deliver some 2 million meals to hungry children only delivered a small fraction of those meals, but was ultimately paid a mind-blowing $7 million, according to federal prosecutors.

While complaints about the fraud have come in for years, Walz and state authorities were obviously not interested in getting to the bottom of it. Thankfully, the feds stepped in and began cracking down.

This is just one small example of how Walz ran Minnesota -- a once beautiful and wonderful place -- into the ground, and set it on fire.