While the liberal media, far left Democrats, and spineless RINOs in the legislature have protected RINO Rep. Ron Kresha (10A) from PPP fraud allegations, the walls are closing in on Kresha and A4L reporting on this matter has stood the test of time. Since June, A4L has exposed the over $300K Kresha allegedly received fraudulently for his business Golden Shovel Agency. With A4L on top of it and exposing this info to the public, there was no excuse for legislators to not do the same.

State Rep. Elliott Engen (36A) announced his concern with this matter following his State Auditor campaign announcement, seemingly timed for political benefit. Later, Kresha announced he will not seek reelection for the House. In following A4L’s lead, Engen suggested the Kresha loans be investigated by the GOP-controlled House Fraud Committee.

As seen in previous A4L reporting, Walter Hudson has gone to bat for RINO Ron time after time politically, even on the PPP loan fraud. Hudson sits on the Fraud Committee alongside Chair Kristin Robbins (37A), Patti Anderson (33A), Marion Rarick (29B), Isaac Schultz (10B), and Democrats Dave Pinto (64B), Steve Elkins (50B), and Emma Greenman (63B). 

Despite members of the public reaching out to the Fraud Committee members and providing evidence through their portal, the Committee refused to take public action. It was not until this weekend that Walter Hudson admitted that the GOP members of the Fraud Committee had a “huddle” to discuss the Kresha fraud allegations. See the full exchange and push-back Hudson receives from conservative Rep. Drew Roach (58B) below:

As seen in the above exchange, Hudson claims that Kresha’s PPP loans have already been litigated in court. That is NOT TRUE! Hudson has even come to admit he was wrong about that, likely because he uses sloppy Twitter A.I. as his legal research tool instead of reading primary sources like Kresha's loans and contradicting court testimony, which A4L has continued to provide to the public in our reporting. How could he even be under such a false belief if the GOP had a good "huddle" on the issue already? Hudson has proven he is an extremely unimpressive politician that spends more time on social media than doing anything productive for the conservative cause. Hudson has ingratiated himself into the St. Paul Swamp and is a loyal cultist for his RINO colleagues who seems to lack the "tremendous character" it takes to break away from group think. Hudson wants to purge A4L supporters from the MNGOP but does not want to purge the corruption out of the party!

Hudson’s admission of a “huddle” with GOP members appears to be a blatant violation of Open Meeting Laws (MN Statute 3.055) and MN House Rules! According to House Rule 6.21 committee meetings must be open to the public if there is a quorum present (with a majority being the quorum) and action is taken. Rule 6.24 requires meeting minutes that include the time, place, present members, name & address of testifiers, language of motions, who made motions, roll call votes, the bills, and other important matters of the committee. Rule 6.23 establishes protocol in cases of a violation where an individual can file a complaint to the MN Speaker of the House where the matter can be referred to the Ethics Committee. With Demuth’s newly launched Governor campaign, this could be a test for her to hold her own party accountable.

Action 4 Liberty will never waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation and we will never back down from that fight. We demand that our government be transparent, truthful, just, and protecting our God-given liberties. Walter Hudson’s admission of violating open meeting laws and rules with other GOP Fraud Committee members to protect RINO Ron Kresha from credible allegations of PPP loan fraud is just another example of the Swamp protecting the Swamp. 

While Action 4 Liberty remained the lone voice in MN media exposing RINO state Rep. Ron Kresha’s alleged PPP loan fraud, Kresha has waved the white flag and publicly announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026. As usual, A4L is ahead of the curve and gives Patriots information that they cannot get anywhere else.

Political pressure has been mounting for Kresha as A4L exposure continued gaining attention. In a recent campaign video, State Rep. and State Auditor candidate Elliott Engen followed A4L’s lead by announcing his support for an investigation into Kresha’s PPP loans. This comes after a $965K lawsuit was filed against Kresha by respected attorney Nathan Hansen.

The walls are closing in on Kresha and he is admitting defeat! Action 4 Liberty has been right all along on Ron Kresha! He is a self-serving RINO who fails to represent the conservative values of his district. See the full statement in the following from the Morrison County Record article:

As seen above, Kresha claims that he and his wife made the decision for him not to run eight months ago but locals tell A4L that Kresha participated in a fundraiser where he asked individuals for campaign money alongside Sen. Jeff Howe, who is his roommate in the cities, earlier this month on October 8th. Why would he host a fundraiser if he does not plan on seeking re-election? See a HRCC email promoting the event below: 

Sources tell A4L that Howe is also not going to run for re-election and will be moving to Florida. Why would two individuals not running for re-election be begging regular people for money? Where will the money donated to Kresha or Howe go, why do they owe favors to the HRCC and SVF? How ripped off do the attendees of this fundraiser feel right now? Would people have shown up at all if they knew these two were on their way out the door? This blatant corruption is exactly why conservatives are fed up with Kresha.

Kresha is not running for re-election because he would lose the local endorsement and the primary. He has overstayed his welcome and his constituents are anxious to replace him. Kresha failed to win the local party endorsement in the last two cycles and was condemned by Morrison County GOP for his ultra-liberal voting record including his vote for the abortion/Planned Parenthood funding bill (HF2435), the Keith Ellison/LGBTQIA2S+ Council budget increases (SF3045), funding a DEI office for the Dept. of Education (HF2433), and even sponsoring a bill giving millions of tax dollars to lawyers to keep illegal aliens in Minnesota (HF2409).

Senator Nathan Wesenberg (SD10) and Rep. Drew Roach (58B) have each released strong statements calling Kresha out. It remains clear that conservatives are the only group concerned with wasted tax dollars as there is not a single Democrat legislator calling Kresha out. Why are the Democrats protecting Kresha? It’s because they do not want a real conservative in that seat and they know Kresha is about as liberal and Establishment as they can get. The Star Tribune has also remained silent on this story, likely for the same reason as Democrats, despite multiple activists and relevant parties in District 10A and Morrison, Mille Lacs, and Kanabec counties being interviewed by the Tribune beginning at least in July of this year.

It is not enough that RINO Ron has decided not to torture his constituents with an eighth term in office. If you think Kresha should RESIGN sign our petition here.

Action 4 Liberty will continue to prioritize truth and principle above all. We will not waiver in our mission to protect liberty for the next generation and see the momentum building in our favor. Patriots know A4L is their trusted source for hardcore, liberty-based reporting and we will continue being the microphone of the grassroots conservative movement. 

If you don’t support destroying the 2nd Amendment, post-birth abortion, or mutilating children, the modern Democratic Party will not elect you. While MN Dems use the false “Democratic Farmer Labor” label, there is nothing about the Democrats that represents farmers, laborers, or even democracy in the slightest. Instead, MN Dems have become captured by the far-left and is groveling for their votes.

Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate election will lead the 2026 general election ballot and will determine who succeeds useless swamp-creature Tina Smith. In total, 10 individuals have filed to run with six Republicans, three Democrats, and one Independent. Republicans have not won a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota since Norm Coleman’s 2002 victory, highlighting that this seat is likely, but not surely, to go blue.

While Democrats have moved their far-left agenda forward under the guise of flannel-wearing moderates, Minnesotans have caught onto their deceptive game. Trump won over 1.5M votes in MN and Democrats are becoming more and more unpopular in the state. Due to surrounding circumstances, the 2026 election may provide Republicans an opportunity to win.

Democrats have two main contenders for the Senate seat: Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan and CD2 Congresswoman Angie Craig. Another Democrat, Billy Nord, has also filed to run.

Flanagan gained national infamy while wearing a “Protect Trans Kids” t-shirt that also featured a knife on it. The implication of such a shirt is that violence will occur unless you acquiesce to transgender nonsense. Flanagan is as far left on the transgender issue as one can get, she supports the mutilation and sterilization of children at any age. In fact, Flanagan thinks you are not a good parent if you don’t feed into these delusions! Despite being Walz' chosen #2 for the last two terms, Walz is refusing to endorse in this race and will have to find a new running mate, proving there may be bad blood between the two behind the scenes. See shirt and other pictures below:

On the other side, Angie Craig is propped up as the lesbian Amy Klobuchar who can appeal to moderates and independents. However, Craig has gone just as far left as Flanagan on this issue! Craig called the Protect Women’s Sports Act “transphobic” and “discrimination”, proving she will do nothing to keep boys/men out of girls/womens locker rooms and sports. As a lesbian, one would think Craig would know what a woman is but she appears to be as clueless on the question as Tim Walz!

Craig is now toting the endorsement of her colleague, transgender Delaware Congressman “Sarah” McBride. In the following video, McBride calls Angie Craig a “fighter”, “principled leader”, and says Craig “knows what it takes to get things done”. McBride also follows up praising Craig’s electability in what may be a subtle dig at Flanagan. See below:

I’m honored to have the support of my friend and colleague, Rep. Sarah McBride, to be the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota. https://t.co/lISclwonBk

— Angie Craig (@AngieCraigMN) October 28, 2025

Angie Craig also has the endorsements of the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, LPAC (a lesbian super pac), the congressional Equality PAC, Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, Dean Phillips, three U.S. Senators, many state legislators like drunk driver Dan Wolgamott (14B), many party officers (conflict of interest?), transgender Minneapolis councilman Andrea Jenkins, and even the pro-Israel political action committee AIPAC (which will likely receive left-wing, pro-Palestine criticism). Craig has also previously praised Israel for their leftist LGBTQ+ policies. See all Angie Craig endorsements here.

While indications point to Craig having a stronger campaign, Flanagan has positioned herself to the left of Craig (despite very little separating the two ideologically) and has more momentum building than anticipated by many political observers. Flanagan has the endorsements Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken, Keith Ellison, Julie Blaha, Melvin Carter, and many state legislators including several members of the “Queer Caucus” like self-described gay/they drunk driver Brion Curran (36B), 2 spirit Liish Kozlowski (8B), and transgender “Leigh” Finke (66A). Flanagan and Finke have also made "pride" parades a major campaign stop in this race. See all Flanagan endorsements here.

MN Democrats have the choice, do they stand with Finke or do they stand with McBride? Either way, we end up with the same woke BS!

Contrary to logic, GQR polling shows Flanagan is a stronger general election candidate than Craig. Public Policy Polling also released the following poll in February of this year showing Flanagan with a 30% lead over Craig. See below:

Not so long ago, there were pro-life, blue-dog Democrats in MN like Steve Wenzel elected to office but that era is long gone. Democrats now do not want anyone in their party who does not support the woke remaking of society. It would’ve been a smear to say Democrats wanted to mutilate children, now it is a key plank of their platform. As Craig and Flanagan compete for the ultra-woke, far-left, Communist base, Republicans have the opportunity to highlight just how radical the Democratic agenda is and even pull off a win. A4L will continue to keep Patriots up to date with the latest.

Action 4 Liberty is always ahead of the curve. On example after example, A4L is leading the MN grassroots conservative thought movement. From predicting the Kamala/Walz ticket while Biden was still in the presidential race to refusing to seat leftist Brad Tabke to RINO Ron Kresha’s alleged PPP loan fraud, A4L has always been on the right side of history.

While A4L first exposed evidence of alleged PPP loan fraud by Rep. Ron Kresha (10A) months ago in June, most legislators, including Democrat legislators, refused to take action or even speak of it. Sources tell A4L that Rep. Isaac Schultz has privately defended Kresha in regards to the PPP loans and Establishment Puppet Walter Hudson (who supported Kresha for reelection against conservative Diane Webb Skilings) did so publicly on social media. See below:

While it appears Hudson will have to eat his words, his best buddy in the House, Elliott Engen (36A), is taking a different stance after months of silence. See below:

Well done, Elliott!!

Now will fellow legislators follow suit? Walter Hudson ENDORSED Ron Kresha and David Hann - frauds endorsing frauds. https://t.co/IRAmJBi9Rv

— Erik Mortensen (@MortForUs) October 28, 2025

In the above campaign video for Elliot Engen’s State Auditor campaign, Engen said “Minnesota needs an independent watchdog who […] doesn’t selectively choose when to call out bad behavior, fraud, or corruption”. This sounds great until you put two and two together and realize that Engen selectively chose to sit on the Ron Kresha PPP fraud allegations until he was running for State Auditor! While Engen should be commended for calling out corruption, it is always much easier to do things when doing so benefits your climbing the political ladder.

While a new lawsuit has given the story some new life, A4L has been exposing this for MONTHS! If we are on top of it, there is no excuse for the legislators to not be on top of it.

Engen is following A4L’s lead by requesting that the House Fraud Committee investigate the matter and have Kresha held accountable. While some RINOs will tell you otherwise, the House Fraud Committee can take action! Keep in mind, the fraud committee is a new invention! There is NOT longstanding precedent and rules, this was an invention of RINO Reps to serve partisan ends. The ONLY rule in the House agreement related to the Fraud Committee determines the partisan make-up of the committee (5 GOP and 3 Dems). This means they are not limited to investigating fraud at the state level, they have even investigated programs that receive federal funding. Additionally, Fraud Committee Chair Kristin Robbins has demanded a federal audit, proving that the Committee’s hands are not tied like they’d proclaim.

The RINO Ron PPP loan fraud allegations now sit squarely at the Fraud Committee’s doorstep. Chair Kristin Robbins (37A) and members Patti Anderson (33A), Dave Pinto (64B), Steve Elkins (50B), Emma Greenman (63B), Walter Hudson (30A), Marion Rarick (29B), and Isaac Schultz (10B) have obfuscated their responsibility for long enough. 

Another Republican candidate for Auditor, Braham Mayor Nate George, was asked by A4L for his thoughts on the Kresha PPP loan case. George supported the matter being investigated with a determination over wrong-doing, though he sees the Ethics Committee and courts as better avenues. George argued the State Auditor has nothing to do with PPP loans unless the a claim is made that the state or a local government's loan was fraudulent which is not the case. He additionally found Engen's sudden worry on the matter to be a ploy for publicity.

Some conservatives wonder why the Democrats (like Pinto, Elkins, and Greenman) are protecting Ron Kresha and have not taken action against him so far. The reason is because the Dems do not want a real conservative representing HD10A. They would rather have someone like Ron Kresha who votes for the corrupt omnibus bills like funding abortion/Planned Parenthood (HF2435), the Keith Ellison/LGBTQIA2S+ Council's budget increases (SF3045), funding a DEI office for the Dept. of Education (HF2433) and even sponsors bills giving millions to lawyers to keep illegal aliens in MN (HF2409). Kresha is about as liberal of a Republican as the Democrats can get so they do not want to get rid of him!

Some conservative may also question why the Republicans should expose the corruption of one of their own members while the House is a tie. However, the House is unlikely to remain a tie following November’s election. Democrat House Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (47A) is likely winning the special Senate election which will cause a vacancy in the House. Additionally, Kaohly Vang Her is running for St. Paul Mayor, which could cause another Democrat vacancy. This could mean that the GOP would still have a temporary 1 person majority even if RINO Ron resigned or was otherwise removed from office.

Action 4 Liberty appreciates that Engen has finally spoken up and is raising the awareness of Ron Kresha’s alleged PPP loan fraud. We hope to see all legislators consistently fight against fraud and demand that the Fraud Committee take immediate action to investigate this matter. While A4L remains ahead of the curve, we will keep Patriots informed about the battles of today and tomorrow.

As MN Democrats continue their leftward march toward Socialism and Authoritarianism, the MNGOP should know better than to follow the same trend. Unfortunately, some Republicans have fallen for the false assumption that they will find success by caving to the Left on critical issues.

GOP politicians seem to forget that by selling out conservative values, you lose far more Republican votes than the Democrat votes you pick up. In fact, the number of leftist votes for a Republican are so minuscule that chasing after those voters does you more harm than good. Anti-gun, pro-abortion leftists are NEVER going to vote for a Republican regardless of how much they backstab the GOP base or cave to liberal positions.

Conservative voters are not looking for a Democrat-lite party, they are looking for a party that will actually fight for their values.

MNGOP Chair Alex Plechash recently said in a Star Tribune article that “If we are hardcore on certain key issues all the way to the right, we’re probably not going to win”. Of course, a GOP candidate must appeal to independent voters and others who do not align on several issues, but you can’t win if you abandon your base in the process! Shouldn't Plechash be arguing candidates support the party platform, not undermine it?

Plechash has even begun inserting his own preferences and opinions into certain races, an action prohibited by Article IV, Section 8 of the MNGOP Bylaws. Plechash issued a worthless endorsement of RINO Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (CD7) and was quoted by the Star Tribune in February that he predicted Royce White would not win the party endorsement again for the U.S. Senate race. 

The Democrats are mutilating children. The Democrats want boys/men in girls/women sports and locker rooms. The Democrats protected pedophiles in the MN Human Rights Act. The Democrats support late-term and post-birth abortions. The Democrats want to destroy the 2nd Amendment. The Democrats passed a Green New Deal carbon mandate plan that will cause energy blackouts. 

The Democrats have the radical platform and ideology yet Republicans are the ones talking about caving!

2022 GOP Governor nominee, RINO Scott Jensen, is flip-flopping on all kinds of issues and is losing his base of support the further left he goes. In a March 2022 MPR interview that he “would try to ban abortion” as Governor, said “There is no reason for us to be having abortions going on”, and said he didn’t support abortions in cases of rape or incest. In July 2022, Jensen changed his position and said he supports abortion for cases of rape or incest. In September 2022, Jensen started saying that the Governor can’t do anything about abortion due to Doe v. Gomez. Jensen then wrote an op-ed to the Star Tribune in June 2023 arguing the same position but wanted a ballot initiative to decide the issue. More details and quotes of Jensen flip-flopping can be seen here. If Jensen reverses course again, do not buy it! This is the same guy that funded abortion while in the state Senate and even interned for Planned Parenthood in 1982. 

It is a bold-faced lie to pretend that the Governor cannot do anything on abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can defund Planned Parenthood because courts can obviously not compel legislators to vote a certain way. MN has some of the most radical abortion laws in the country and Republicans have a winning message if they fight back. Instead, accepting the left's terms of debate and selling out conservative values will guarantee defeat.

The MNGOP has been shifting to the left for decades and yet they haven’t won. Doubling down on this failed strategy will lead to the same results. Conservative voters will not turn out for a party that stands for nothing. Instead, the MNGOP should be charting a liberty agenda that shrinks government and puts tax dollars back in the pockets of taxpayers. The GOP losing has been the fault of failed party leaders and crooked politicians, not the grassroots conservatives who care enough to be involved in the party and become delegates!

The MNGOP is going into their 20th year of no statewide election victories and the lessons of losing indicates a new strategy must be employed. If the MNGOP wants the over 1.5M Trump voters in our state to turn out again in 2026, they must make sure that their conservative principles are represented. Becoming more and more like the Democrats is a worn-out, failing strategy that must be replaced if the GOP wants to win.

Minnesota has become one of the most corrupt, fraud-ridden states in the country thanks to executive officer Democrats and the Uniparty Legislature that fails to hold them accountable. Taking on the corruption and fraud within Minnesota’s government is not a task for a rookie, it will take a financial professional who can comb through billions upon billions of tax dollars and connect the dots. Instead, 27 year old Elliot Engen, with no serious finance or business background, announced a run for State Auditor, the chief financial watchdog for the state.

Engen is a state Representative from district 36A which covers parts of Anoka and Ramsey Counties. He was elected in 2022 and is in his second term. Engen says he was first courted to run for office by an Iowa state Representative who planted a self-described seed in Engen while in a hot tub at a Turning Point Action event in 2019. While Engen has tried grifting and cozying back up to TPUSA since Charlie Kirk’s tragic murder, he went on the attack against Turning Point USA by disavowing it and calling it “extremism from the right” in 2023. If mainstream conservatism like TPUSA is considered extremism to Engen, he is no real conservative. Also in 2023, Engen said TPUSA was controlled by the “cult of Trump”. See below:

Engen has also been an avid anti-Trump Republican throughout his career. In the 2024 primary, Engen endorsed Meatball Ron over President Trump and never endorsed Trump in the primary even after DeSantis did. See several anti-Trump comments by Engen throughout the years:

While Republicans often want youthful fighters in office, they do not want inexperienced rookies. Much more so than other political offices, the State Auditor requires competency. This is not a position for on-the-job training. Someone with no professional financial life experience will not know where the bodies are buried. Lacking know-how can lead to further fraud and corruption. His only professional experience outside of politics is on invasive species with a wildlife conservation group.

Unlike Engen, another Republican candidate running does have finance and auditing experience which is Braham Mayor and Air Force veteran Nate George. Sources tell A4L George eliminated the city’s deficit and has been effective in office. In a Kanabec County Times article, George discusses his experience with local finances/budgeting, auditing, state government, running government agencies, compliance, and regulation. Nate George is also the Director of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Office of Gaming Regulation & Compliance, worked at the Capitol for almost six years, and has executive-level experience in the private sector and in the military. A4L hears that more candidates may still emerge on the GOP side. 

This article does not represent an old guard keeping young conservatives out. I (the article’s author) am less than 5 months older than Engen! Though confident I’d have the skills necessary for many government roles, there is no way in Hell I would think I should be the State Auditor even with a few years in the legislature! This is not ageism, this is REALISM!

To make matters worse for Engen, his 2025 A4L legislative score is a pathetic 58.33%! This means he has voted for big government over 40% of the time on critical votes! Engen’s legislative history includes voting for the rules packages that seated Brad Tabke despite massive election integrity issues in HD54A, the $700M debt bill (HF18), opposing A4L’s Never Again Bill, and increasing Keith Ellison’s budget/funding a LGBTQIA2S+ council (SF3045). Someone who voted for the omnibus bills that caused the fraud and corruption in our state is NOT the person who will clean up the mess!

The State Auditor race was the closest statewide race in 2022 where Republican Ryan Wilson trailed Julie ‘White Claw’ Blaha by just 0.34% (8,435 votes). The Walz Administration has become synonymous with fraud and the Auditor race will be the role for Republicans to jump on.

Vodka chugging drunk driver "DWI Dan" Wolgamott has announced on the Democrat side along with Tonka Bay Mayor Adam Jennings and former Fergus Falls Mayor Ben Schierer. If the Democrats nominate Wolgamott, Engen will be their dream opponent.

If Republicans want to win the State Auditor race and begin to drain the St. Paul Swamp, it will only happen if a strong candidate with relevant experience is nominated. Hot Tub Elliott Engen is likely not prepared to run a winning campaign, nonetheless not prepared for the office of the State Auditor. Action 4 Liberty will always give Patriots hard-hitting news and will never shy away from the truth.

While most Minnesotans and Americans would be thrilled to never see Hillary Clinton again, a group called Eminent Speakers has invited Hillary for an “unscripted” conversation at the Target Center. This recently announced event will take place on Friday, January 23rd with general admission tickets just opening up for sale. It appears that at a minimum, individuals will be forced to fork over $75 to hear Hillary speak.

Despite the claim of an unscripted event, attendees can likely expect the same resentful, indignant, doom & gloom, and egotistical charade from Hillary. Ever since losing the 2016 Presidential election to Donald Trump, Clinton has been as bitter as any politician. 

With all of the odds stacked in her favor, Hillary felt entitled to power and the American people rejected her for the unknown. America trusted a man who had never been in political office before to be the leader of our nation because they saw that Hillary’s experience and past leadership was destroying our country.

Tickets for the event are set to be for sale today (Friday, October 24th) with options including a VIP photo reception that is set to cost individuals $500! How desperate are the Clintons for cash? The audience understands that she does not actually care about them and is there to make a quick buck, right? Individuals can also purchase a “Premium Experience” by renting a suite that overlooks the arena.

The left celebrating Hillary and attending this upcoming event proves that Democrats have learned nothing from their mistakes. Instead of calling corrupt losers like Hillary and Kamala the “most qualified candidate for President in history”, the Democrats should look themselves in the mirror and see why America has rejected their power-hungry Presidential runs. If half of the things Dems say about Trump were true, they'd win in a landslide! Instead, they pretend Trump is a puppet for Russia (despite his continued support for Ukraine) and do not care when they are caught in their lies. Fortunately for Republicans, the Democrats have continued their Trump derangement syndrome and are becoming more and more unpopular.

Hillary Clinton is a total fraud and Democrats continuing to worship her will expose them for who they really are. Her appearance in Minnesota serves as a reminder that she will do just about anything for money or power. Minnesota already knows the message and conservatives are lucky to have someone as unlikeable as Hillary to be the one spreading that message.

While the lamestream media and Establishment politicians cover up for crooked politicians, A4L is never afraid to say the truth. With exception to Action 4 Liberty, there is silence among the political class when it comes to allegations of RINO state Rep. Ron Kresha (10A) committing PPP loan fraud by falsely labeling independent contractors as employees. 

Kresha is a founding partner (co-owner) and chief financial officer (CFO) for Golden Shovel Agency LLC. As detailed in previous A4L reporting, the PPP loans Kresha’s company received totaled over $300K where he claimed to have 17 employees in April of 2020 and 20 employees in March of 2021. The related evidence and documents were given to a member of the House Fraud Committee, state Rep. Isaac Schultz (10B), but no action was ever taken by the committee. According to the Dept. of Treasury, businesses are prohibited from listing independent contractors as employees. See loans below:

In a November 2020 deposition regarding a lawsuit involving former associate Mary Whelan, Kresha stated that the company had no employees at all and instead had about 15 independent contractors. Whelan was suing Kresha in relation to lost wages and intellectual property theft. In the deposition, the questions (Q) is Whelan’s attorney and the answers (A) are Kresha’s responses. See below:

After exposing this alleged fraud, Morrison County locals told A4L that Kresha and his minions began blaming the bank for the loans. It remains unclear if the bank told Kresha he could falsely label independent contractors as employees or if these independent contractors were cheated out of money they would’ve otherwise gotten if they filed themselves.

A lawsuit was filed on July 10th of this year against Ron Kresha and anti-covid lockdown attorney and former Judge candidate Nathan Hansen is the listed attorney. According to PacerMonitor, Kresha’s company was served on Wednesday, October 22nd by the Morrison County Sheriff's Office. The lawsuit can be read in full here.

This case is a “qui tam” lawsuit which allows a complainant (the person suing) to receive a percentage of funds recovered by the government in cases of fraud. Kresha is accused of treble damages and civil penalties set forth in 31 U.S.C. Section 3729 (False Claims Act) in the amount of $965,676. 

As previously mentioned, the Republican-controlled state House Fraud Committee has refused to take action or investigate this matter. The Chair of the committee, Governor candidate RINO Kristin Robbins, is centering her gubernatorial campaign around the out of control fraud in our state. Of course, Democrats are guilty of allowing all of the fraud and crony kickbacks but Republicans who vote for unconstitutional, corrupt omnibus bills are just as guilty. 

All members of the Fraud Committee must take immediate steps toward investigating RINO Ron Kresha’s alleged PPP loan fraud. GOP committee members Kristin Robbins (37A), Patti Anderson (33A), Walter Hudson (30A), Marion Rarick (29B), and Isaac Schultz (10B) and Democrats Dave Pinto (64B), Steve Elkins (50B), and Emma Greenman (63B) have all sat on their hands to protect their Uniparty buddy. Voters in Minnesota demand consistency and honesty from our elected officials, Republicans should not protect corrupt RINOs like politics is a corrupt team sport and Democrats should not protect corrupt RINOs because they fear a real conservative being elected in the RINO’s place. Perhaps if they took action the memes from MNLeg Memes on X would end!

Kresha is already deeply unpopular with his constituents. He failed to win the party endorsement during the last two cycles and was condemned by Morrison County’s GOP for his ultra-liberal voting record. Individuals can hold RINO Ron accountable by signing this petition. The PPP loan fraud story does not appear to be going away anytime soon. Action 4 Liberty will continue exposing the truth and demand that elected officials start to do the same! 

The Minnesota Supreme Court is a Democrat-run embarrassment that is more likely than not to come to the wrong legal conclusion. The court is packed with Democrat selected Judges who seemingly have no regard for the Constitution, our God-given rights, judicial precedent, or even common sense. 

The MN Supreme Court ruled today, Wednesday October 22nd, in favor of a transgender (biological male) competing in a powerlifting competition against female competitors. Transgender JayCee Cooper’s lawyers (Gender Justice) argued Cooper was “discriminated” against by USA Powerlifting and USA Powerlifting Minnesota when they refused to let him compete in women’s events. The court agreed that Cooper’s exclusion constituted sexual orientation discrimination under the MN Human Rights Act. The ruling was unanimous and Associate Justice Theodora GaÏtas took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

Two separate claims were filed by Cooper’s lawyers where one was ruled in their favor on a public accommodation claim and the other was sent back down to district court regarding USA Powerlifting’s “legitimate business purposes” for the so-called “discrimination”. USA Powerlifting argued that Cooper’s exclusion was simply because he is a transgender but it was because he went through puberty as a male. USA Powerlifting should have a hardline stance against biological males in female sports regardless of when the brainwashing and transition took place. 

To add another layer of insanity, Cooper was taking drugs prohibited by USA Powerlifting! Cooper argued they were necessary for his gender dysphoria. So not only are men allowed to compete against women in sports but the men are also allowed to take prohibited, talent-enhancing drugs! See the "athlete" below:

Powerlifting is a sport that provides one of the most obvious differentials between men and women. In body type, body sizes, and lifting capacities, men have outperformed women for all of human history. The “patriarchy” did not make men stronger than women, God and nature did.

Our state’s Supreme Court has chosen to value a whacked out, mentally unstable man’s feelings over common sense. Feeding into the delusions of cross-dressing men is dangerous to female athletes and females as a whole. The disgusting practice of men in women’s locker rooms is dangerous and will inevitably lead to some poor girl or woman being exposed to a naked man or even worse, being assaulted by the transgender man.

Action 4 Liberty will never shy away from the truth, regardless of who we offend. The MN Supreme Court has shown their cards, they are in line with the far left gender maniacs instead of regular Minnesotans. Affirming delusions brings society backwards, not forward. 

Minnesotan’s 2nd Amendment Right to bear arms is under assault throughout our state. The left has become obsessed with making criminals out of law-abiding gun owners while letting the real criminals run free. While a city has no right to ban gun ownership of certain firearms, Minnesota’s Capital city of Saint Paul is giving it a shot.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is up for reelection this year and is doing his best to shore up support from the far left. Despite proving his incompetency time and time again, the Mayoral race remains competitive between himself and self-described illegal immigrant Kaohly Vang Her. 

Previous A4L reporting on the mayoral race was written before Carter got the endorsements of Tim Walz, Peggy Flanagan, Keith Ellison, and three state legislators. These endorsements and Carter’s push for radical gun control appear to be his desperate attempts to cling onto power as Vang Her grows her base of support. Three other St. Paul Mayor candidates are running including conservative business owner Mike Hilborn, liberal scientist Yan Chen, and bike lane obsessed leftist Adam Dullinger.

Melvin Carter participated in a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other local officials presenting plans to ban so-called “assault” weapons, binary triggers, high-capacity magazines, and “ghost” guns. The full proposal can be read here. However, this is all NONSENSE that cannot be enforced just like their bogus “safe storage” city ordinance.

MN Statute §471.633 blocks local governments from issuing gun control since that authority is vested only in the state legislature. This means that Melvin Carter’s unconstitutional gun control is NULL and VOID. Counties and cities cannot trump state law and St. Paul cannot restrict firearms. Even the city of St. Paul has admitted this fact!

As seen in previous A4L reporting, “ghost” gun laws is the left’s new way of turning a law-abiding gun owner into a criminal. In the case of then 20 year old Walker Anderson, he did not violate the law but leftist prosecutors STILL tried to send him to prison! Luckily, Anderson kept fighting the legal system and the charges were dropped. We do not need laws on the books that would’ve allowed his prosecution and many others to lead to a conviction.

The gun control agenda is set to be discussed at today’s (Wednesday, October 22nd) St. Paul city council meeting. As seen in public comment, each of the all-female 7 St. Paul City Councilmen support these policies. 

Radical leftists are showing conservatives that Republicans cannot cave an inch on gun control. Our Rights and freedom comes from God and nature, not the government. Patriots must reject this ridiculous, unconstitutional, and unenforceable gun control. Action 4 Liberty will continue to hold the line and stand firm to protect our liberties.