Independent journalist Nick Shirley has brought national attention to a massive childcare housing scam in Minnesota after releasing a 42-minute video investigation documenting alleged fraud at facilities reportedly receiving millions in state funds despite showing no signs of operation. Shirley’s investigation alleges that some childcare centers listed as licensed facilities caring for dozens of children appeared empty during repeated daytime visits, with one facility allegedly receiving $4 million while showing no visible evidence of children.
Following Minnesota’s exposure of what federal prosecutors describe as the largest pandemic fraud scheme in U.S. history, with over $1 billion in misappropriated taxpayer funds, similar patterns have emerged in Ohio, where attorney Mehek Cooke has revealed a decade-long Medicaid fraud scheme allegedly exploiting members of the Somali community. Cooke’s investigation alleges that Ohio fraudsters have systematically manipulated the state’s Medicaid system, with individuals obtaining up to $91,000 annually through false claims of providing home healthcare to family members who require no such care. The Ohio whistleblower warns that the fraud extends beyond Minnesota and describes the schemes as involving coerced providers, coached patients, and doctors rubber-stamping fraudulent claims in what she characterizes as an ongoing crime network.
The connection between these fraud schemes and Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar has come under scrutiny, particularly regarding her increased net worth, which, according to financial disclosures, grew from a reported negative net worth in 2018 to between $6 million and $30 million by 2025. Reports indicate that multiple individuals convicted of fraud in the Minnesota schemes held connections to Omar’s office, including a restaurant owner convicted of stealing $12 million in COVID-19 funds who had hosted events for her campaign.
Omar has denied personal involvement in any of the fraudulent schemes and maintains that the fraud occurred due to inadequate federal guardrails monitoring pandemic funding, while pledging support for continued investigations. Federal authorities report that 59 individuals have been convicted in connection with the Minnesota schemes, with all but eight of the 86 charged individuals having Somali heritage, though Representative Omar has stated that the criminal actions should not reflect upon the entire Somali community. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced that federal investigations will examine whether money siphoned from Minnesota’s welfare programs through fraud has been transferred overseas, including to Somalia and potentially to a terrorist organization.
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