US EditionFBI Expands Minnesota Daycare Fraud Probe After Viral Video
FBI has surged personnel to investigate a $1 billion fraud scheme involving Somali-linked daycares amid allegations of sham vendors and money laundering, with 82 Somali-Americans charged.
- On Friday, DHS posted footage and launched a `massive investigation` after a viral video alleged $100 million fraud at Minnesota day care centers.
- U.S. prosecutors had earlier suggested that large sums from 14 federal programs may have been diverted, with a 42-minute video by Nick Shirley alleging 10 centers misused upwards of $100 million.
- Tikki Brown, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families, said state inspectors investigated all 10 featured centers in the last six months and will re-examine them amid 55 open investigations, officials said.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a `massive investigation` after federal and political reactions, with law enforcement pledging further efforts and officials amplifying the controversy.
- The wider fraud probe already encompasses dozens of defendants and convictions, with 78 charged and 57 convicted, and 82 of 92 defendants of Somali descent raising community concerns.
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The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claim that they are deploying additional resources in Minnesota to investigate allegations of fraud, including in day care centers, at the latest demonstration of federal force in the state, home to the largest Somali population in the country. The investigation takes place weeks after ICE began operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area specifically targeting undocumented Somali immigrants,…
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