https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-falters-in-fight-against-home-care-fraud/286930911
Once a leader in preventing Medicaid theft, Minnesota now lags in prosecuting home-care workers on the take.
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https://sahanjournal.com/news/autism-center-raid-minneapolis-st-cloud-feeding-our-future/
Dec 13, 2024 - The FBI raided autism treatment centers in Minneapolis and St. Cloud for alleged fraud, and tie them to the Feeding Our Future case.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/27/vance-praises-youtuber-nick-shirleys-report-on-somali-fraud-in-minnesota-far-more-useful-journalism-than-2024-pulitzer-prize-winners/
Jan 9, 2026 - Vice President JD Vance praised YouTube journalist Nick Shirley's reporting on fraud in the state of Minnesota.
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https://www.tampafp.com/minnesota-rep-omar-invokes-nazi-as-fox-news-probes-her-ties-to-250m-fraud-scandal/
Dec 8, 2025 - Tensions over a massive pandemic relief fraud scheme in Minnesota boiled over this week, igniting a fierce rhetorical battle between Democratic Congresswoman
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https://www.tampafp.com/former-dhs-secretary-links-minnesota-fraud-scandal-to-terror-funding-in-fox-news-interview/
Dec 31, 2025 - Former Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli was straight to the point Tuesday night, appearing on Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime to dissect what he
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https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/12/30/star-tribunes-meitrodt-response-to-minnesota-fraud-allegations-very-robust-from-feds-somewhat-tepid-from-state/
Jan 6, 2026 - On Tuesday's "PBS NewsHour," Minnesota Star Tribune Investigative Reporter Jeff Meitrodt stated that the response to fraud allegations has been...
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/28/kash-patel-minnesota-fraud-scheme-a-top-fbi-priority/
Jan 7, 2026 - FBI Director Kash Patel recognized the ongoing fraud scandal unfolding in Minnesota involving childcare centers.
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https://www.justicedemocrats.news/2026-01-07-walz-rejects-resignation-calls-amid-fraud-scandal.html
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz refuses to step down despite allegations of an $18 billion fraud scheme involving federal funds tied to Somali-led nonprofits. The...
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-schemes-what-we-know/?ref=autonomynews.co
A viral social media video has put Minnesota's long-running fraud scandal at the center of the national conversation. Here's what to know.
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https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/tim-walz-nick-shirley-minnesota-fraud-claims/
Dec 29, 2025 - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office said the Democratic governor has tried to “crack down” on fraud for years
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4375488/house-oversight-answers-minnesota-somali-fraud-scheme-hearings/
Dec 31, 2025 - House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced hearings into the Minnesota fraud scandal, which will feature state lawmakers.
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https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0108/minneapolis-fraud-somalia-nick-shirley
Jan 8, 2026 - Spurred by a citizen reporter’s video alleging fraud in Minnesota, the White House launched big federal penalties despite doubts about the report’s...
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4393297/democrat-mocks-comer-minnesota-fraud-hearings/
Jan 1, 2026 - Jared Moskowitz hit back at James Comer in an X post responding to a hearing announcement on the Minnesota fraud scandal.
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/minnesota-fraud-scandal-tim-walz-poised-quit-2026-governor-race-after-viral-row-1768345
Jan 5, 2026 - Amid a viral £7.2 billion welfare fraud scandal and intensifying Republican pressure, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is expected to withdraw from the 2026...
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https://freetimes.com/news/12-31-25-hhs-freezes-federal-child-care-payments-to-minnesota-amid-fraud-allegations
The Department of Health and Human Services has frozen federal child care funding to Minnesota following viral fraud allegations. State officials contest the...
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https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-tim-walz-reelection-scandal-01-05-2026
Jan 5, 2026 - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz takes no questions in a news conference announcing he won’t seek a third term. Follow here for live updates.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4364350/sba-loeffler-pause-grants-minnesota-fraud/
Dec 30, 2025 - "SBA is pausing annual funding to Minnesota while we investigate $430 million in suspected PPP fraud across the state," Kelly Loeffler said.
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https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/01/12/minnesota-day-cares-nick-shirley/
The state's Department of Children, Youth, and Families said it was investigating four day cares in Shirley's video, though the reason was unclear.
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/hhs-freezing-child-care-payments-minnesota-after-fraud/story?id=128793851
Jan 1, 2026 - An HHS official says the agency has "frozen all child care payments" to all states after allegations of fraudulent day care centers in Minnesota.
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https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/12/30/trumps-deputies-freeze-child-care-payment-minnesota-somali-fraud/
Jan 7, 2026 - Trump's deputies are freezing federal payments to child care businesses in Minnesota amid growing evidence of fraud by Somali immigrants.
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https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-gop-worked-youtuber-investigation-child-care-fraud.amp
Dec 31, 2025 - The Minnesota GOP says it worked with YouTuber Nick Shirley, whose viral video claims to expose millions in child care fraud.
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https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1608722/nick-shirley-just-shared-this-new-video-of-somali-daycare-fraud-in-minnesota/
Apparently this one venue gets $3,000,000!
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/07/doj-surges-prosecutors-to-minnesota-amid-massive-somali-fraud-scandal/
Jan 19, 2026 - The DOJ is sending even more prosecutors to Minnesota as federal investigators continue uncovering a massive COVID-19 fraud scheme.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4364594/tim-walz-pressure-resign-minnesota-republicans/
Dec 30, 2025 - Lawmakers expressed concern that under Walz’s leadership, up to $9 billion in state funds may have been mishandled.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-a-viral-video-prompted-investigations-into-alleged-fraud-at-minnesota-day-cares/
As Homeland Security agents were in Minnesota conducting what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called a "massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud,"...
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/07/asleep-at-the-wheel-or-complicit-house-oversight-delving-into-minnesota-fraud-scandal
Minnesota state legislature investigating the fraud scandal will inform the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee what they learned.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-fraud-cases-explained-how-hundreds-millions-allegedly-slipped-through-state-programs
Jan 5, 2026 - Viral videos expose alleged day care fraud in Minnesota's Somali community, showing empty storefronts registered as childcare centers billing state.
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https://www.newsweek.com/child-care-benefits-hhs-tim-walz-minnesota-somalia-11291578
Jan 1, 2026 - All 50 states will have to provide additional levels of verification and administrative data before they receive more funding.
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https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/12/31/cuccinelli-unless-we-shrink-government-well-see-fraud-like-in-minnesota/
Jan 8, 2026 - On Tuesday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "Jesse Watters Primetime," former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli...
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https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/12/19/prosecutor-minnesota-has-become-a-magnet-for-welfare-fraud/
Jan 4, 2026 - Half of $18 billion in federal welfare funds, which supports 14 Minnesota-run programs since 2018, has been lost to fraud.
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fox-legal-analyst-claims-minnesota-ice-shooting-reaction-used-shade-ongoing-fraud-investigation-1771360
Jan 16, 2026 - Paul Mauro suggests Minnesota officials are amplifying the ICE shooting fallout to deflect from a major welfare fraud scandal and federal funding freeze.
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https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/12/22/minnesota-democrats-keep-funding-somali-nonprofit-after-chairman-arrested-for-9-million-fraud/
Jan 9, 2026 - Minnesota continued to send millions in welfare funding to a Somali charity even after the group's chairman had been arrested for fraud.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/09/trumps-uscis-launches-fraud-probe-minnesotas-somali-refugees/
Jan 18, 2026 - USCIS has launched a historic investigation into refugee fraud among Minnesota's massive Somali population.
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