Walz warned about African official operating Minnesota group homes

Mia CathellSeptember 10, 2026

Lawmakers have raised concerns to Governor tim Walz about a high-ranking foreign government official based in Africa. This individual is reportedly managing multiple Minnesota-based group homes and assisted living facilities in the Minneapolis area, which have received approximately $36 million in taxpayer funds through the state over the past decade. The four Republican members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation, led by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, have sent a letter to Walz highlighting an investigative report that questions the overseas operations and their involvement in diverting millions of tax dollars annually.

Lawmakers are warning Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) about a high-ranking foreign government official based in Africa, who is reportedly moonlighting as the director of multiple Minnesota group homes that have, in addition to numerous other Minneapolis-area assisted living facilities he has business ties to, collectively received roughly $36 million in taxpayer funds through the state.

All four Republican members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation, led by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), sent a letter to Walz on Tuesday that flags a recent investigative report into the overseas operations drawing in millions of tax dollars annually over the past decade.