US EditionMonths after Operation Metro Surge, federal agents return to Minneapolis to target daycares for suspected fraud
Agents targeted more than 20 child care centers and businesses in a fraud probe that officials said is not tied to immigration enforcement.
- On Tuesday, the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations executed 22 court-authorized search warrants at Somali-owned businesses and childcare centers across the Twin Cities as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation, with no arrests reported.
- A viral video by YouTuber Nick Shirley in December highlighted alleged "ghost" operations at the "Quality Learning Center," amplified by Elon Musk, J.D. Vance, and Pam Bondi, driving national scrutiny of Minnesota daycare fraud.
- Since 2021, authorities have charged 92 people with 67 convictions; federal officials allege fraud could exceed $9 billion, though state officials dispute this, citing prosecuted cases totaling only in the hundreds of millions.
- President Trump criticized Minnesota's Somali community, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ended his reelection campaign on January 5, appointing a "fraud czar" to protect taxpayer-funded social programs.
- Unlike last winter's Operation Metro Surge, which involved more than 2,000 federal agents and fierce clashes, Tuesday's raids reported no arrests, signaling a distinct shift in federal enforcement tactics.
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‘Quality Learing Center’ And 20 Other Somali-Linked Businesses Raided By FBI, Homeland Security In Minnesota
‘Quality Learing Center’ And 20 Other Somali-Linked Businesses Raided By FBI, Homeland Security In Minnesota Federal agents from the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed court-authorized search warrants at more than 20 locations across the Minneapolis area early Tuesday morning, targeting businesses primarily linked to the Somali-American community as part of an ongoing criminal...
FBI Raids 22 Minnesota Child Care Centers and Businesses, Including the Infamous 'Quality Learing Center,' as Part of Fraud Investigation Linked to the Somali Community
The FBI, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement, executed 22 search warrants across the Minneapolis-St.
FBI carries out Minnesota fraud investigation search warrants
ST. PAUL — Federal agents carried out search warrants Tuesday, April 28, in the Twin Cities “relating to the rampant fraud of U.S. taxpayers dollars,” according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “The American people deserve to know how their taxpayer money was abused,” a Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement. “No stone will be left unturned.” The search warrants were at autism centers, according to Minnesota Human Service…
US agents raid 22 Minnesota sites in social-welfare fraud probe
WASHINGTON - U.S. law enforcement agencies searched more than 20 locations in Minnesota on Tuesday as part of investigations into fraud in social-welfare programs in the state, an area of intense focus by President Donald Trump's administration.
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