US EditionMinnesota child care centers accused of wrongdoing were operating as expected, report says
State inspections found children present at eight of nine Minnesota child care centers featured in a viral video, with ongoing investigations into four centers, officials said.
- On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families said Minnesota child care centers were operating as expected when visited, the agency reported in a news release.
- After a post that reached 3 million views and was reposted by Vice President J.D. Vance and Elon Musk, YouTube content creator Nick Shirley alleged widespread fraud at Somali-run child care centers.
- Inspectors found children present at all visited sites except one not yet open for families and gathered evidence while reviewing four centers, the agency said Friday.
- HHS and federal investigators have paused funds, with Jim O'Neill requiring receipts or photo evidence and demanding a state audit amid FBI and Department of Homeland Security probes.
- DCYF warned that unvetted claims and misuse of tip lines can disrupt investigations and harm families and immigrant communities, and the agency emphasized its commitment to fact-based reviews to protect children and minimize disruption.
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Minnesota investigators say child care centers captured in viral video were operating as expected
A video by a right-wing content creator accusing several Somali-owned child care centers in Minnesota of fraud went viral and led to compliance checks by Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The agency says they were operating normally, except for one that was not yet open when investigators arrived.
GOP legislators call for pause in childcare grant disbursements amid Minnesota fraud allegations
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State Senators Weber, Dahms respond to Minnesota's fraud problem
Friends and neighbors: Every week, there is another headline about fraud in Minnesota. From the Feeding Our Future scandal to ongoing problems in child care and health care programs, taxpayers keep learning that millions meant to help Minnesotans are being wasted or stolen. Minnesotans are generous people. We want to help families who need support. But when the state fails to oversee these programs, that generosity gets abused. Every dollar lost…
Convicted fraudster listed as person of contact in 47 Minnesota 'child cares': report · American Wire News
A convicted fraudster has alleged links to nearly four dozen taxpayer-funded “child cares” in Minnesota, a state that is rife with rip-offs perpetrated by Somali swindlers who have carried out “industrial-scale” fraud. Democrats and their media partners are furiously trying to contain the fallout after independent journalist Nick Shirley’s video of his visit to seemingly inactive Somali-run daycare centers in Minneapolis went viral, sparking out…
Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally
Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families on Friday said that investigators have found child care centers at the center of recent fraud allegations were operating as they should
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