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Perryman renews call for greater state program oversight amid reports of fraud, waste

ST. PAUL – State Rep. Bernie Perryman, R-St. Cloud, said recent FBI raids of St. Cloud and Minneapolis autism centers underscore the need to enhance oversight of government programs to combat fraud.

The FBI raids last Thursday came just two days after Perryman had issued a statement advocating for heightened state agency accountability and better accounting in response to a series of reports detailing waste and fraud linked to government programs in Minnesota…