By LifeZette News Staff
Fox News correspondent Griff Jenkins pressed New York Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz on fraud during an exchange focused on the scope of government waste and abuse in blue states, with Blumencranz arguing that Minnesota’s fraud scandal represents only a fraction of a much larger problem in New York.
“When you see what’s happening in Minnesota and you look at how widespread the fraud was, what is the situation here in New York?” Jenkins asked.
Blumencranz responded by comparing Minnesota’s case to what he described as decades of unchecked fraud in New York, saying the scale of the problem is far greater in his state.
“Absolutely. Griff, thank you for having me on the situation in New York, let’s just say Minnesota would be the tip of the iceberg for what we see here in a large blue state like New York, fraud has gone on rampant for many decades,” Blumencranz said.
Blumencranz said reversing the problem requires a fundamental shift in how fraud is investigated and prosecuted.
He pointed to legislation he has introduced in New York aimed at restructuring the system and increasing accountability.
“And in order to UN institutionalize it, we need legislation that will fundamentally change the way that we investigate,” he said.
“So we introduced a bill called the stamp out Fraud Act here in New York. I’ve been working hard on making sure we can implement something like this.”