2 days ago - In another instance, security footage from the daycare center shows children being dropped off on the same day Shirley was there claiming that no children were anywhere to be seen. In two other cases, Shirley showed up to non-operational child care facilities. While there have been proven and prosecuted cases of fraud in publicly-funded programs in Minnesota, Shirley’s video doesn’t prove that it’s happening at the daycares he went to.

3 days ago - Feds have intensified its operations in Minnesota following new allegations of fraud, targeting day care centers reportedly run by the Somali community.

19 hours ago - Quality Learning Center, a focus of a video looking at Somali businesses in Minneapolis, has a history of code violations, but none that suggested fraud.

2 days ago - The Trump administration is freezing child care funding to the state of Minnesota in response to a viral video that purports to expose extensive fraud by federally funded day care centers. Nick Shirley, a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist," posted the 42-minute video on X and YouTube the day after Christmas. In it, he and an older man — identified only as "David" — visit various seemingly empty day care centers, bombarding Somali employees with questions and accusing them of not providing services to any children despite receiving public funds.

2 days ago - O'Neill referenced a right-wing influencer who posted a video Friday claiming he found that day care centers operated by Somali residents in Minneapolis had committed up to $100 million in fraud.

4 days ago - Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill called out a right-wing influencer who posted a video claiming he found that day care centers operated by Somali residents in Minneapolis had committed up to $100 million in fraud.

4 days ago - Federal officials in recent weeks have portrayed Minnesota's Somali community as a hotspot for fraud involving millions of federal dollars intended for social services.

5 days ago - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota has also disclosed demographic data showing that approximately 89% of those charged in the Feeding Our Future case are Somali Americans, according to reporting from Associated Press.

5 days ago - On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security posted a video of agents"going door to door at suspected fraud sites in Minnesota." It followed some shocking allegations in the 43-minute video posted by Conservative social media influencer Nick Shirley, showing what appeared to be empty daycare centers, mostly run by members of the Somali community, which receive millions of dollars in taxpayer money.

5 days ago - Immigrant-rights advocates have accused the administration of using the fraud investigations as an excuse to target Somali immigrants more broadly. Sign up here. The FBI declined to provide further details about Patel's comment. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Patel on Sunday referenced "recent social media reports in Minnesota," without being more specific. But his X post came two days after an online video documented allegedly inactive daycare facilities that had received public funds as part of a wider network of allegedly fraudulent activities.

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2 days ago - Federal charges were brought against dozens of people — the vast majority of them Somali — beginning in 2022. A raft of state audits into lax oversight of Minnesota funds was dismissed by Walz, CNN reported last year.

5 days ago - The videos are garbage propaganda intended to stoke violence against the Somali community. ... Kids don't generally need daycare during the Christmas break, Einstein.