Thursday, April 30, 2026

And let there be no slap on the wrist punishment. They stole services from people who really needed them!

FBI Raids Minnesota Daycares in Fraud Investigation

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Federal agents raided 22 locations in Minnesota on Tuesday as part of an investigation into widespread taxpayer fraud.

“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” a Department of Justice spokesperson said in a statement.

The raids focused on 22 prominent businesses, some of them tied to Somali immigrants, including daycares like the “Quality Learing Center” in Minneapolis that drew national attention for fraud allegations.

The Trump administration has investigated welfare fraud in Minnesota in the fallout of the Feeding Our Futureopens in a new tab scandal, where organizations fraudulently applied for and received federal funding for a children’s food assistance program. In January, the Trump administration froze health care funds for organizations in the state over allegations of daycare center fraud. Nearly 100 individuals have been charged so far in connection with fraud schemes in the state.

“The task force and the DOJ will be relentless in exposing these fraudsters wherever they may be hiding,” Vice President JD Vance posted on X. 

The Department of Homeland Security said that its investigations unit worked with law enforcement partners to execute criminal search warrants in Minneapolis relating to the “rampant fraud of U.S. taxpayers’ dollars.”

“The American people deserve to know how their taxpayer money was abused,” the agency said. 

“No stone will be left unturned,” it added.•   April 28, 2026

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