US EditionMonths after Operation Metro Surge, federal agents return to Minneapolis to target daycares for suspected fraud
Federal agents targeted about 20 childcare centers and other businesses in a fraud probe tied to alleged misuse of public funds, officials said.
- 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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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…
Federal officials are executing search warrants in the Minneapolis area related to a fraud investigation, as reported this Tuesday morning by the Department of Homeland Security and a spokesman for the Department of Justice. “Today, the FBI, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement, is participating in a court-authorized police operation as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the Justice Department spokesman told CNN. On Tuesday…
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