US EditionTrump administration says it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes
The freeze follows allegations that over half of $18 billion in child care funds since 2018 may have been stolen, with 57 convictions linked to a $300 million fraud scheme.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s administration announced it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota, with Acting CDC director Jim O'Neill saying `We have turned off the money spigot`.
- Following investigations tied to a $300 million Feeding Our Future scheme, a federal prosecutor alleged that more than half of roughly $100 million may have been stolen, prompting the federal step.
- Federal officials said payments through the Administration for Children and Families will require justification and a receipt or photo evidence, launching a fraud hotline and demanding audits from Minnesota governor Tim Walz.
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said fraud will not be tolerated and his administration will work with federal partners, adding an audit due by late January should clarify the extent.
- Tensions rose after allegations tied to Minneapolis day care centers, with most defendants Somali Americans, and Ilhan Omar urged not to blame the Somali American community in Minnesota.
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Trump Administration Freezes Minnesota Child Care Funds Amidst Fraud Allegations
Trump Administration Freezes Minnesota Child Care Funds Amidst Fraud Allegations The Trump administration has announced a halt in Minnesota's child care funds in response to widespread fraud accusations linked to state day care centers.Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill highlighted rampant fraud as the reason, prompting political backlash from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who accused Trump of politicizing the issue.This development arises amid significant…
Feds Freeze Child Care Funds to Minnesota
President Trump's administration announced on Tuesday that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jim O'Neill announced in a post on X that the step is in response to "blatant fraud...
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Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes
The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
Trump administration halts Minnesota child care payments amid fraud scandal
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that it is halting all child care payments to Minnesota, as the Trump administration has put fresh attention on a years-long fraud scandal in the North Star State. “We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota,” HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill…
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