US EditionSenate pressure mounts as Minnesota fraud scandal continues to unfold
Sen. Banks urges probe into alleged $9 billion fraud by fake daycares exploiting federal subsidies in Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program, amid whistleblower retaliation claims.
- On Sunday, Senator Jim Banks, R-Ind., urged Alex J. Adams, Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Administration for Children and Families , to probe reports of Somali networks amid a potential $9 billion fraud.
- Investigations tied to the roughly $9 billion fraud scandal in Minnesota found roughly $250 million in false claims and charged 78 people, with prosecutors suspecting significant theft of taxpayer funds.
- On Monday, Homeland Security Investigations and ICE agents were on the ground in Minnesota as federal prosecutors charged 98 people, and more than 400 employees alleged Governor Tim Walz ignored warnings and allowed whistleblower retaliation.
- Representative Tom Emmer called for legal changes and urged investigation into Somali networks, stating `Our nation will not tolerate those who take advantage of our charity and refuse to assimilate into our culture`.
- Banks warned that CCAP relies on federal tax dollars supplying roughly $300 million, while FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency `surged personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota` to dismantle large-scale fraud schemes.
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This Republican Leader Is The Loudest In Minnesota Fraud Discussion
By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | December 30, 2025 House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, one of Washington’s top-ranking Republicans, called for the denaturalization and deportation of Somalis in Minnesota who defrauded taxpayers. “I have three words regarding Somalis who have committed fraud against American taxpayers: Send them home,” Emmer, R-Minn., wrote in a fiery statement released Monday night on X.“If they’re here illegally, deport them i…
Reporter Threatens to Enter 'Conservative-Backed' Day Cares to Film Children in Bizarre Response to Minnesota Fraud Scandal
There’s a difference between aggressive journalism and something that just sets off every normal alarm bell — and “reporter” Andrew Mercado’s latest outburst lands squarely in the latter category. In […] The post Reporter Threatens to Enter 'Conservative-Backed' Day Cares to Film Children in Bizarre Response to Minnesota Fraud Scandal appeared first on The Western Journal.
Emmer Demands Deportation of Somali Fraudsters
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) is calling for the deportation of Somalis engaged in fraud across the state of Minnesota. “I have three words regarding Somalis who have committed fraud against American taxpayers: Send them home. If they’re here illegally, deport them immediately; if they’re naturalized citizens, revoke their citizenship and deport them quickly thereafter. If we need to change the law to do that, I will,” he wrote in a post on X. “Our nati…
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