Minnesota financial crime and fraud investigators at Fridley Public Schools

Agents from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s Financial Crime and Fraud Unit were at Fridley Public Schools Friday as part of an ongoing investigation, the details of which were not immediately clear.

“As this remains an active investigation, we are unable to provide additional details at this time,” the BCA said in a statement.

The agents were there in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Education Office of Inspector General, which declined to comment.

The Minnesota Department of Education sent a letter to the district on Oct. 20 detailing its concerns about financial mismanagement in the district, and announcing that the state was hiring its own outside auditor to review the district. The letter’s existence was first reported by the Reformer on Oct. 26.

“The district and all of its staff are expected to fully comply with document production and preservation requirements related to this audit,” the letter stated.

It is not clear whether the BCA’s presence at the district is related to the same financial issues detailed in the Oct. 20 letter.

The district did not respond to multiple requests for comment.