Let's Verify: Tim Walz has been referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal charges over alleged complicity in the Somali fraud case.

This claim is partially accurate but missing key context and is not evidence that Tim Walz is being charged with a crime.

What actually happened

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has publicly said she “referred” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to the U.S. Department of Justice for potential criminal charges related to the Minnesota Somali-linked fraud scandal, specifically the large “Feeding Our Future” child-nutrition fraud case.
A “referral” from a member of Congress is essentially a request or recommendation that DOJ investigate; it is not an indictment, not a finding of guilt, and does not mean DOJ has agreed to prosecute.

Federal prosecutors have charged dozens of people, many of Somali descent, in multiple Minnesota fraud schemes involving federal funds for child nutrition and other programs; more than 90 individuals have been charged and many convicted.
Walz faces intense political criticism over oversight and is under congressional scrutiny, and he has ended his reelection bid amid the scandal, but there is no public evidence that DOJ has charged him personally with any crime as of today.

The statement that “Tim Walz has been referred to the Department of Justice for possible criminal charges” is technically describing a political referral by an individual member of Congress, not an official DOJ action.
Sharing this as if Walz has been formally charged or is officially considered a criminal suspect by DOJ would be misleading and overstates what is currently known.