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3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Massive Minnesota Fraud Bust & DNC Chaos

3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Radio America

Government, News, News Commentary

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim Geraghty on Friday’s 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they break down major Justice Department fraud indictments in Minnesota, the Democrats’ laughable 2024 election autopsy, public infighting among top Illinois Democrats over the Chicago Bears, and a big shake-up in the Michigan governor's race..

First, they enthusiastically welcome the Justice Department announcing 15 indictments connected to $90 million fin alleged in Minnesota. And officials say they are just getting started. Scot and Greg hope this will lead to the uncovering of fraud in all states. They also react to a lengthy prison sentence handed down in a separate $250 million fraud case and explain why accountability in these cases is vitally important.

Next, they get a kick out of the Democratic National Committee’s weak "autopsy" on why Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election. While the report acknowledges a few legitimate problems, Scot and Greg highlight the far more damaging issues Democrats continue to ignore. 

Then, they enjoy the escalating feud between Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson after the Chicago Bears announced their new stadium would be outside the city limits and possibly outside the state. The truth is both of them deserve blame and since Democrats control Illinois, there's no way to pin this on Republicans.

Finally, they react to former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ending his independent campaign for Michigan governor. Scot explains why Duggan’s public reasoning doesn’t add up and what may really be driving his exit from the race.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the three martini lunch.

0:04.9

Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:10.6

Three martini's coming up.

0:12.9

So glad you're with us for the Friday edition of the Three Martini Lunch.

0:16.6

Glad you're with us.

0:17.4

Jim Garrity is away.

0:18.7

Here in his place once again is Scott Bertram.

0:20.7

He is the general manager of WRFH, Radio Free Hillsdale, 101.7 FM on the campus of Hillsdale

0:26.4

College, where he also lectures in journalism and directs the Hillsdale College Podcast Network.

0:31.3

I don't know if this makes Scott proud or embarrasses him, but his hardware from leading the

0:35.5

student-led radio station, what have you won station of the year in

0:38.7

Michigan like five or six years in a row and seven or eight times overall? It's amazing.

0:44.2

Greg, it's only four years in a row. I'll have you more. And five times overall in the past

0:50.4

10 years. A little bit of inflation there, but either way, it's excellent,

0:54.3

and there are individual students and teams of students getting awards as well on a national level.

0:58.2

It's amazing, but let's get to the news. And Scott, we're finally, it looks like, getting some

1:04.0

justice in Minnesota when it comes to the massive fraud scandal as it relates to Medicaid

1:09.8

and food programs and all sorts of other things.

1:12.9

Yesterday in Minnesota, big press conference includes the Assistant Attorney General, a guy named Colin McDonald, but RFK Jr. was there.

1:21.1

Dr. Oz was there, announcing major indictments as it relates to people fleecing the taxpayers of Minnesota

1:29.2

and their dollars through all sorts of different scams. Today, we are announcing criminal

1:35.4

charges against 15 defendants in Minnesota for fraud schemes that targeted over 90 million

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