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We found a hotel in California where every room was the headquarters for a nursing group. They were all PO boxes, not actually providing nursing care. They were just collecting money. As we now know, a lot of the money that was going into the Somali community for autism care went to these phony autism care houses. A lot of it ended up with al Shabaab in Somalia.

The documentary-style segment follows Nick Shirley and David as they investigate widespread fraud in Minnesota, centering on nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT), daycare operations, and the way state funds are billed for services that may not be delivered. They present a pattern where transportation companies appear to underpin multiple fraud schemes across childcare, adult daycare, autism services, and interpreter services, with transportation acting as the “belly of the beast” that ties these lines of fraud together. Key findings and claims include: - The investigation asserts that Minnesota’s NEMT sector is dominated by Somali-owned companies. David notes about 20 NEMT companies in Minnesota, with more than 90% Somali-owned, many hosted in addresses that appear noncommercial or vacant (an apartment, a house, a convenience store, or a vacant building) with little or no signage or staff. - The group argues the average national vehicle count per NEMT company is 20. They estimate Minnesota could have approximately 800 Somali-owned NEMT companies, each with about 20 vehicles, and claim payments from the state are based on electronic submissions of trips and miles, with trips typically paid at about $50 per trip (round trips $100). They contend many trips are never performed, yet payments are made once the electronic form is submitted, with no verification of actual service delivery. - The symposium of fraud is described as consisting of daycares, adult daycares, autism services, and other welfare providers that rely on the transportation brokers to create a paper-trail justifying payments to the providers, even when services aren’t delivered. This paper trail allegedly enables continued state funding for many supposedly operating centers. - Safari Transportation (607 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis) and Dreamline Transportation (617 Cedar Avenue South) are presented as examples of fraudulent listings: Safari Transportation is alleged not to exist at the listed address; Dreamline Transportation is said to be housed in a liquor store at 617 Cedar Avenue South, with multiple addresses showing confusing or false registration. On-site checks reveal no functioning transportation company or vans, and staff acknowledge the addresses are misleading. The reporting team notes that the listed addresses often correspond to other, non-transport businesses (e.g., money-wiring shops or liquor stores), with no observable fleet and no evidence of active transportation services. - They visit other addresses tied to transportation, such as Epimonia Transport (at 305/308 area) and Crescent Transportation in Saint Louis Park; Epimonia is described as lacking vehicles and consistency in address listings, while Crescent Transportation is found to be an apartment complex rather than a storefront, casting doubt on the legitimacy of these entities. - The Hopkins Child Care Center is highlighted as an example of large state funding for a facility licensed for 118 children, with reported funding of around $2.25 million for a given year and millions across multiple years, yet the center is observed as shuttered or lacking visible child activity, with many vehicles reportedly idle and windows blacked out. Similar patterns are noted at other daycare centers such as Quality Learning Center and Proud Child Care Center in Eden Prairie, which also show high funding receipts (e.g., $1.9 million for Quality Learning Center in a given year; Proud Child Care Center receiving about $1.25–$1.26 million in recent years), but with no apparent foot traffic or detectable enrollment. - The investigation connects the fraud to political actors and public officials, alleging cover-ups or complicity, and raises questions about accountability for figures like Tim Walz. They assert that investigations and governmental actions have been insufficient or misdirected to address the alleged fraud. - In a broader fraud narrative, they claim millions of dollars were being funneled through TSA at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, with whistleblowers recounting large sums (often in the millions) moved by Somali-descent individuals, sometimes via routes through Atlanta to Dubai before wiring money to Somalia. A former TSA narcotics investigator describes routine cash movements at checkpoints, suggesting that declarations of large sums did not trigger meaningful enforcement, and implying the funds were linked to the daycare and welfare networks described earlier. Throughout, the speakers attempt to confront individuals at various sites, record responses, and juxtapose the alleged abundance of funding with the lack of visible services or vehicles. They emphasize that even when fraud is spotlighted, participants often respond with hostility or denial, while security is required to manage confrontations. They conclude with a call for accountability and reforms, asserting that the fraud spans the entire state and that transportation companies are central to the ability to sustain fraudulent payments.

Alexander Suker, 42, was contracted with the city and county of Los Angeles to house and feed up to 600 homeless people, but was accused of misusing tens of millions of dollars to live a luxurious life. Exclusive Fox video shows the federal agents’ early-morning bust at the LA mansion. Suker was arrested, and his $125,000 Land Rover was seized by law enforcement. The feds say Suker defrauded the city and county of LA out of $23,000,000 for not only his mansion and car, but a second home in Greece, luxury vacations, designer clothes, and private schools. Speaker 1: He was living the high life while the people suffering, homeless on the streets with no shelter, no food. They're living out in the streets. People are literally dying, and this guy is out vacationing, buying homes, buying Range Rovers, and going shopping. Speaker 0: Prosecutors say Suker was supposed to provide three nutritional meals a day to the homeless, but during one inspection, Suker only had canned beans and ramen noodles on hand. The feds say Suker lied about various aspects of abundant blessings, including fake vendors, facilities and the homeless actually getting meals. The US Attorney's Office in LA says they are actively investigating at least 12 other similar fraud cases here in California. First Assistant US Attorney Bill Asele says there's a tremendous amount of fraud in this state and that today's bust of one man who misused $23,000,000 alone may show how little oversight there is. Speaker 1: California was pushing this money out quickly. A lot of money went out the door, with frankly very little vetting, very little checks and balances, and, he's one of the individuals that got it. Speaker 0: The suspect is scheduled to make his first appearance later today. He faces up to twenty years if convicted on a federal case. The local district attorney is also planning on prosecuting. Sean.

California is repaying $1.6 billion previously charged to the federal government for health care services provided to illegal immigrants, and a larger program integrity issue is claimed to exist in the state’s health care system. The speaker instructs Governor Newsom to produce within three weeks a comprehensive program integrity action plan to address major fraud. Three examples of alleged embarrassing fraud in California are highlighted: 1) In-home supportive services (which California shares with Minnesota) include personal care such as bathing or grooming, household tasks, cleaning and cooking, shopping, and transportation. These are tasks that families could perform, but government funding is said to have generated significant cash for unethical people. California spending for these services increased from eight to twenty-eight billion dollars over the past decade, with a claim that federal taxpayers are paying 250% more for California, an affluent state, and that the program is still growing by double digits annually. 2) In 2024, spending for home health care in California purportedly rose by more than 21%, representing the largest growth rate for any major health category nationwide. The number of home health agencies in California reportedly almost doubled between 2019 and 2024. Los Angeles County alone is said to account for $1.4 billion, representing almost 9% of total fee-for-service home health spending for the entire country, despite having just 2% of national enrollment. The assertion is that this concentrates home health funds in L.A. County, limiting access for other Americans who could benefit from these services. 3) The 2022 California state auditor report is cited as showing that the number of hospice agents in Los Angeles County increased by 1,500% since 2010, a growth rate that allegedly far exceeds the 40% increase in the senior population over the same period. The speaker questions how a sevenfold increase in hospice could be defended, noting reports from seniors who claim they were duped by fraudsters and that California is not stopping these criminals. The speaker reiterates that Governor Newsom’s deadline for a comprehensive program integrity action plan is approaching and urges action to save American lives rather than enabling criminals.

Elizabeth describes a pattern she’s seeing in Portland, Maine that mirrors what’s been found in Minnesota: the use of zombie offices and large clusters of home health care businesses operating from a single location to defraud Medicaid. She notes that among the businesses registered in the Portland area, of the 20-something identified, about 10 are home health care providers. She cites specific examples, including Prestige Home Care, Bright Star Home Care, Atlanta Community Support, Five Stars Home Health Care, and Prime Home Care LLC, as part of this trend. Elizabeth emphasizes that this clustering is a tactic previously observed in Minnesota, where the Minnesota House Oversight Committee on Fraud described it as a giant red flag, pointing to large groups of health care providers located in one building as problematic. She points to a particular building in Portland as evidence: inside this building, 22 different home and community-based health care companies are registered, illustrating the concentration of providers within a single address. Ron Nevins, the building owner, agrees to speak with Elizabeth about what’s inside. He is asked about how many health care companies occupy the space. He responds, “I think I got 10 health care companies, which is probably about half, maybe a little less than half of this building.” He repeatedly references “health care, health care, health care, home health care,” underscoring the focus of the tenants. Elizabeth probes the legitimacy of these businesses, asking whether they are all legitimate. Ron Nevins replies partially: “Some, yes, but some I highly question.” His comment reflects uncertainty about the fidelity or legality of the operations housed in the building, aligning with the concerns raised by the Minnesota case. In summary, the reporting highlights a pattern of many home health care providers co-located in a single Portland building, mirroring Minnesota’s findings of clustered health care entities as a potential red flag for Medicaid fraud. The account cites specific companies and notes substantial occupancy by home health care firms, while also acknowledging doubts about the legitimacy of some of these businesses according to the building’s owner.

A documentary-style investigation in Minnesota accuses widespread government-funded fraud across childcare, elder care, and health care services, alleging that hundreds of millions (potentially billions) of taxpayer dollars were funneled to fraudulent businesses, many run by Somali-owned entities, with insufficient or no evidence of actual children or patients being served. Key figures and setup - David: An investigator whose office is in Minneapolis, claiming firsthand exposure to fraud. He frames the problem as deeply entrenched, involving billions of dollars and potentially ties to terrorist groups abroad. - Nick Shirley: The presenter and filmmaker, documenting the investigation, confronting daycare centers, health care providers, and government officials. Main fraud allegations and examples - Childcare and early learning centers: - Multiple Minneapolis daycares listed at the same addresses, licensed for large capacities (e.g., 120 children) but with no children present in long-running site visits. - Examples include Mako Childcare and Mini Childcare Center: combined licensing for 120 children, but vans never moving and no children observed over repeated visits; fiscal year payments ranged from about 714,000 to over 1.6 million dollars for the two centers in various years. - ABC Learning Center and other nearby facilities: windows blocked out, doors locked, no children observed despite licensing for dozens or hundreds of children; payments in the hundreds of thousands to millions per year. - Sweet Angel Childcare and others: similar patterns—license capacity reported, payments received, but no children seen; in one case, ongoing operation with no obvious play area or evidence of childcare. - The video notes cases where two daycares share addresses or switch names (e.g., Creative Minds Daycare reopens as Super Kids Daycare Center) yet continue to receive state funding, suggesting “fraudulent” billing. - Some locations claimed to be open long hours and to serve many children, yet on-site visits found no children, locked doors, or hostile responses when questioned. In one instance, a staffer refused to discuss the operation or provide paperwork. - Specific sums cited include ownership of facilities with payments like 1.26 million, 987 thousand, 714 thousand, 1.6 million, 1.3 million, 1.0–1.6 million in various fiscal years, totaling near several millions per site and aggregating toward millions across multiple centers. - Home health care and other services: - A building housing 14 Somali-owned home health care companies under many different names, all operating from the same location, raising concerns about service provision and billing. - A broader claim that in Minnesota, 14–22 Somali health care businesses at the same address are part of the same ecosystem; government money (state and federal CCAP funding) is disbursed to these entities, with a perception that services may not be rendered as billed. - A separate building contains numerous health care providers; the interviewee asserts that 50–60 million dollars per year could be fraudulently routed through this single building. - Overall scale and claims: - David asserts the fraud is “far worse than anybody can imagine” with estimates initially as high as 7 to 10 billion, later revised publicly to around 8 billion; in total, a major portion of the state budget is implicated. - A central claim is that funds from CCAP (a blend of federal and state money, taxpayer money) are written as checks to providers who may not deliver corresponding services; the state’s checks are allegedly not effectively cross-checked for actual service provision. - Political and procedural dimensions: - The investigation contends that Minnesota governor Tim Walz is responsible for allowing or failing to curb fraud, describing the state as “ground zero” for the issue and criticizing political and procedural inaction. - The documentary frames fraud as nonpartisan, noting Medicaid fraud occurs across parties and administrations nationwide, but then presents a partisan friction as they confront lawmakers at a state Capitol hearing. - At the Capitol hearing, Republicans and Democrats discuss fraud, with some speakers asserting the problem is nonpartisan and rooted in systemic issues across administrations, while others push to hold specific leaders accountable and emphasize the need for transparency and enforcement. Confrontations and outcomes - The team encounters resistance and hostility at several sites, including doors locked, hostile staff, and in one instance, a confrontation resulting in police involvement at a building housing healthcare providers. - The investigators claim to have faced intimidation and even threats; they describe instances of violence toward them for asking questions about child and elder care fraud. - The film documents a tense, complex landscape of allegations, aiming to connect misallocated funds to non-delivered services, with ongoing investigations, raids, and political debate as the state capital becomes a focal point for accountability discussions.

The investigation highlights potential fraud or serious irregularities in Somali daycare operations, based on observed signs such as windows not covered with vinyl and a lack of signage or children visible at purported day care locations. The team questions the existence of many day cares, noting that some places listed as licensed have no identifiable activity or occupants when visited. Speaker 2 argues that even if a daycare were legitimate and serving only two children, there is “no world” where the government should be giving almost a million dollars or three-quarters of a million dollars in subsidies to such a place. The discussion underscores how fraudulent claims can be made easily and points to a lack of visible accountability in the system. The agency responsible for overseeing and funding daycares is identified as the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, with Secretary Tana Sen named as the head of the agency being discussed. To contact leadership, the team attempts to reach the communications department led by Nancy Gutierrez, noting repeated efforts to obtain comment about suspicious Somali daycares. They report multiple attempts to call and email, with messages indicating that some numbers are unavailable and voicemails are full. Speaker 0 notes the difficulty in getting a response from DCYF’s top communications official, emphasizing that their mailbox is full and no responses have been received. This lack of contact is framed as convenient for avoiding questions about the alleged issues. Speaker 6 states that if fraud is confirmed, a forensic audit should be conducted to trace how much money was actually spent and to recover any funds. Speaker 7 suggests that, even in the best-case scenario, the situation is inefficient and a waste of taxpayer dollars. Speaker 8 adds that there is a prevailing attitude in Olympia that does not recognize the problem.

The speaker discusses concerns about day care providers in Minnesota who are allegedly violating federal and state laws and regulations. The core allegations include taking money for personal use, using funds to set up fraudulent child care clients, and providing kickbacks. The speaker notes that not just a few cases exist but 23 child care centers are either closed or under investigation. He states that the fraud may reach as high as $100,000,000. Specific financial figures are provided: in fiscal year 2018, Minnesota received $120,000,000 in federal funding, and the state contributed about $50,000,000 in matching and maintenance funds. The speaker contends there may be a fraud case of nearly $100,000,000 in Minnesota, with the money then being transferred out of the country via MSP Airport. He emphasizes that this is a major issue in Minnesota. The speaker then asks what the agency is doing to investigate these matters and whether there could be stricter enforcement to monitor states receiving these funds, to ensure there is oversight. He expresses gratitude for the testimony and yields back, addressing Mister Lewis.

Speaker 0: Massive fraud is going on here in the state of Minnesota, especially in Minneapolis. Explain to me what's going on with the day cares. Speaker 1: One of the things I've noticed is there’s an exceptional number of childcare centers set up mostly in Minneapolis, but also in Saint Paul. I wondered how many kids are there in the Twin Cities. I visited facilities near my office and saw there aren’t any kids there. I’d go to another one and there aren’t any kids there either. I spoke with someone outside who said, “We’re all full,” yet when I looked inside the door was open and there was a couch and a table with a couple chairs and no kids. I asked if the kids were outside playing or what kind of place this was, and the staffer said, “You go,” and followed me down the street to my car. That made me think something was going on, and this was maybe five years ago. Speaker 1: This fraud is so massive. When the dust settles on this, it’s going to be found to be the largest fraud in the history of the country and probably the world. The ones I’ve gotten data on average about $2,500,000 a year, and a lot of them will say they have anywhere from 80 to 120 children. Speaker 1: I’ve been to literally 40 or 50 of these childcare centers, and there never has been a single child at any one of them ever. Morning, afternoon, evening. Some say they’re open till 10:00 at night. I go there in the morning, I go there in the afternoon, I go there at 9:00 at night. Nobody. There are no kids there ever.

Joe Thompson announced the first round of indictments in the ongoing housing stabilization services Medicaid fraud investigation, stating, “The HHS program, the HSS program is riddled with fraud.” Minnesota started the housing stabilization services program in 2020 and “we were the first state in the nation to make this Medicaid benefit available.” It grew from “approximately $2,600,000 a year” to “more than $100,000,000 a year in Medicaid billing within just a few years.” “Hundreds of companies enrolled” and many operated from dilapidated storefronts, “such as the Griggs Midway building in Saint Paul.” “Today, we are charging eight defendants” for their role in Brilliant Minds Services LLC; “Brilliant Minds and its owners received more than $2,000,000 in Medicaid billings.” “Christopher and Emmanuel Falade” in Falade Care “received more than $2,000,000.” “Assad Ahmed Adao” of LEO Human Services “more than $2,700,000” and his brother “Anwar Ahmed Adao” of Liberty Plus LLC “more than $1,000,000.” They “identified vulnerable individuals” and “billed Medicaid for services they did not actually provide.” The investigation is ongoing; “the plan is to charge groups of defendants and companies as their cases are ready for indictment.” FBI, HHS, OIG, IRS, USPS, and Minnesota BCA are involved. “Minnesota is drowning in fraud.”

Two scammers pled guilty to a $68,000,000 fraud scheme tied to the state's Medicaid home care program. The crooks billed for millions in services that they never provided, in a case linked to the CDPAP program, which allows people who need care to hire their own caregiver through Medicaid, choosing a friend or relative as long as they go through the process. News Nation reports that two New Yorkers pled guilty to a involving large-scale recruiters who bribed patients with laundered cash and billed Medicaid over $68,000,000 for services that were not provided. This follows a separate million-dollar-plus conviction announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James this week, still tied to fake billing and kickback schemes within the state's Medicaid program. CDPAP, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, is described as meant to make care easier for loved ones at home rather than in nursing homes, but is targeted by sophisticated scammers. Attorney John Flynn explains that while CDPAP is for people who need care, it’s become a target for scammers; the program’s intent is good, but bad people are taking advantage of federal and state money. The article notes that fraud in the CDPAP program is not new. In 2018, a man arranged for friends and family members to be paid as home caregivers for his sick mom, only to discover his mom was living in Bangladesh; during home inspections, his brother impersonated her to keep the fraud going. In 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul called CDPAP a “racket” and described it as one of the most abused programs in New York’s history. News Nation asked the governor’s office for comment on the recent fraud charges; a spokesperson said she has taken steps to fix the system by cutting out hundreds of middlemen. The governor’s office also cited Letitia James’s transportation company bust as an example of efforts to stop this kind of crime. The report notes that when Republicans asked for an audit of the CDPAP program in New York, supporters called it a political stunt, arguing that measures are already in place. Amid ongoing fraud, the narrative references a broader effort, including President Donald Trump announcing a new division to combat crimes like this. Natasha and Lea Lando are reporting on this developing story from New York. Lea Lando is live in Manhattan with the latest.

The speaker argues that fraud and improper funding in Minnesota were not the result of isolated actions but involved coordination or complicity across multiple state agencies responsible for oversight. Five agencies are identified as responsible for fraud oversight and funding distribution, and the speaker asserts they should have detected the issues but did not. - Attorney General: Keith Ellison is named as having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and as someone who “placates to the Somali populations for the votes,” with the speaker pointing to his district (District 5) as context for these claims. - Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS): Shireen Gandhi is described as the temporary commissioner at the time of the discussion. Jodi Harpstead is noted as having left the position in early 2025. Harpstead’s prior background is highlighted: she took over in February 2019, and before that she was the president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota (LSS), an organization described as heavily involved in refugee resettlement and associated with relocation to areas with access to social programs. - Office of the Inspector General: James Clark is mentioned in connection with oversight. - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA): Drew Evans is identified as the superintendent, overseeing investigations into financial crimes and state program fraud. The speaker expresses a desire for raids by DOJ or FBI or other responsible entities to target these offices, suggesting that such actions would yield more findings. - Office of Legislative Auditor: Described as responsible for identifying fraud risks in state agencies and programs. - Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB): Erin Campbell is the commissioner, with a role focused on internal controls, financial operations, and fraud risk management. The speaker asserts that all five agencies should have detected the fraud but did not, claiming they were complicit. In addition, there is a call for federal investigations (DOJ, FBI) targeting these offices to uncover further activity. The discussion also links Jodi Harpstead’s leadership history to DHS and references Harpstead’s prior role at LSS, noting LSS’s involvement in refugee resettlement in Minnesota. Overall, the content presents a narrative of cross-agency responsibility for fraud oversight, highlighting specific individuals and alleging motives and ties, while urging external investigations to reveal additional findings.

The speaker asserts that fraud has been legalized and concealed through unethical behavior enabled by unethical legislation, effectively allowing the fraud to go unseen, untracked, and without accountability. The speaker highlights Nexus Family Healing, a nonprofit located in Plymouth, Minnesota, as an example. According to the speaker, Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit with an executive director earning well over $500,000 annually, who is awarded a $1,000,000 grant contract through Hennepin County. The speaker then alleges that this $1,000,000 grant morphs into a three-year $7,000,000 ongoing contract, and claims that nobody knows how or why this transformation occurs. The speaker notes that when Hennepin County workers approached Julie Blaha in the state auditor’s office with concerns, they were met with “complete radio silence.” The speaker contends that Julie Blaha refuses to take action. The claim is made that the state auditor’s office is currently opaque, with no visible duties, no responsibility, and no accountability arising from that office. The speaker adds that the office receives $8,000,000 in biannual funding, yet allegedly does nothing beyond purported TikTok dances. The overarching claim is that there needs to be someone in the state auditor’s office who actually takes responsibility for how taxpayer dollars are managed and accounted for. The speaker uses these points to argue that the current system enables undisclosed or unaddressed fraud through a combination of perceived legislative loopholes and a lack of oversight or action from the state auditor’s office. The narrative centers on alleged improper contracting and funding flows involving Nexus Family Healing, and the perceived non-responsiveness of Julie Blaha and the state auditor’s office in the face of county concerns about these matters.

The discussion centers on alleged fraud in Maine’s elder care sector, framed as Somalian/African fraud in a state considered very white. Steve Robinson, editor in chief of the Maine Wire, and John Featherston, a Maine Wire columnist, assert that immigrant workers—many with limited English and little health-care experience—are involved in schemes that steal taxpayer dollars by billing for care that is often neglected or nonexistent. Robinson distinguishes multiple fraudulent operations: some home care agencies are essentially PO boxes that submit invoices to the Department of Health and Human Services; others are residential care facilities operating as homes where real adults are present but care is understaffed and substandard, with employees overworked and sometimes asleep on the job. A Department of Health and Human Services inspector general report is cited: in 2023, Maine improperly billed $46,000,000 in Medicaid payments to the federal government in one program (Section 28), and the state is seeking to claw back that money. John Featherston notes visits to the Portland area where they toured home health care centers during business hours and found no staff present. Mustafa Alamedy, described as a 25-year-old Maynard resident, reportedly billed over a million dollars from 2021 to 2024 with an audit error rate around 70%. The hosts recount visiting multiple home health care facilities, often finding no employees or furniture, indicating non-operational sites despite billing activity. A confrontation arises when a caller accuses the Maine Wire of propaganda and targets Somalis and immigrants. Steve Robinson responds by detailing alleged ties to Gateway Community Services, a organization accused of systemic Medicaid fraud over five and a half years by a former employee and under investigation by Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the state of Maine. Safiya Khalid, a former employee associated with Gateway, is named as making such accusations in the broadcast; her brother Mohammad Khalid runs another business from the same office complex. Robinson suggests Khalid should be sleepless at night if implicated in the fraud scheme, given ongoing investigations. The Portland-area investigation is reiterated: there are three home health care facilities inside a building, yet during daytime hours no one appears to be working, and there is no furniture or desktops visible. Governor Janet Mills is questioned about the $45,000,000+ in fraud findings, with the Maine Wire asserting that Mills’ administration did not actively support investigations into Gateway Community Services. They claim Mills’ attorney general later provided limited support and funding to Gateway with opioid settlement money after the outlet’s reporting, saying real investigation only gained traction after national media exposure. The discussion closes with praise for the Maine Wire’s reporting, urging continued local investigative journalism to draw national attention. The guests are Steve Robinson and John Featherston.

Speaker 0 reports on data gathered from red states to understand program integrity and fraud patterns. The findings include 200,000 dead people or individuals using dead people’s Social Security numbers. Additionally, half a million people are receiving benefits at more than twice the amount they should be receiving. The data also shows a case of a single individual receiving benefits in five states. Speaker 0 notes that these are results from the red states, which typically have smaller programs and tighter accountability and control. Speaker 0 contrasts this with blue states, which sued and are in ongoing litigation; these states do not want California or New York to turn over data to help root out fraud. The Minnesota aspect of the situation is described as remarkable and has been a focus of coverage. The overall message is that legal action is underway, and the speaker emphasizes a commitment to public funds and to the people who actually need these programs. The team intends to remain in court and work hard to ensure the protection of the American taxpayer and the beneficiaries of the programs.

The investigation into fraud in public daycare subsidies is described as massive and deeply obstructed. "Massive. They don't want a fraud unit to do anything. They want a fraud unit on paper." The discussion centers on Halicki, who was fired in 2013 while in the midst of a large probe. The county’s account of Halicki is that he was an insubordinate bully whose tactics hampered efforts to catch welfare cheats, while supporters call the firing part of a broader effort to suppress accountability. One side frames the situation as a cover up: “They don't wanna point fingers at various organizations and people. This is nothing but a giant cover up.” The reporting highlights deco daycare centers, with evidence that the company collected millions in public subsidies for providing bogus child care services to low income families. The overarching assertion is that, in essence, this scheme was a criminal enterprise. In December, Ramsey County charged the owner of Dico with fraud. The daycares shown are described as billing the county at rates over $100,000 a month. Halicki says that before his dismissal he was tracking a similar scheme in Hennepin County involving multiple child care centers. One building is noted as housing its third daycare center in as many years, with a new license granted despite concerns. The two previous centers had their public subsidies stopped by the county because of billing irregularities. Halicki recounts footage of centers with questionable visibility: “7AM to 6PM. There are no lights on.” He and the team visited centers that had no signs outside and, during posted business hours, no one answered. They checked state inspection records for each center on Halecki's tour, finding licensing violations—the kind that are red flags to the state's Department of Human Services. The core accusation is that this is a deliberate attempt by officials in Hennepin County to deceive taxpayers. Halicki claims to possess emails and documents proving knowledge of the wrongdoing and deliberate inaction. He cites an email to the supervisor of the fraud unit where the stated goal was to stop the bleeding quickly and protect taxpayer money from going out the door; the supervisor replies with a plan to tackle the centers, and Halicki reiterates, “It's nothing but a giant cover up.” Officials emphasize that the focus is on prevention, but they do investigate and take action with the county attorney when fraud occurs. In the two years since Halicki was fired, not one case has been prosecuted by the county. The report notes that most metro counties aren’t actively investigating daycare center fraud; instead, they’re handing those cases off to a DHS special team that was ramped up more than a year ago. Public frustration is voiced: “Nobody is more frustrated with the amount of time it's taking than we are.”

It's the morning of March 15, and the report centers on a tip about a man leaving the country with a carry-on bag packed with a million dollars in cash. Sources say he just cleared security with that bag, and that such cloak-and-dagger scenarios now happen almost weekly at MSP International. The money is usually headed to the Middle East, Dubai, and beyond, with sources claiming that last year more than $100,000,000 in cash left MSP in carry-on luggage. The reporters say their main interest is where the money is going. The national go-to expert cited is Glenn Kearns, a former Seattle police detective who spent fifteen years on the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force before retirement. Kearns is described as having tracked millions of dollars in cash leaving on flights from Seattle, money that came from hawalas—informal networks used to courier money to countries with little or no official banking system. Some immigrant communities rely on hawalas to send funds to relatives back home. Kearns discovered that some of the money was being funneled to a hawala in a region of Somalia controlled by the Al Shabaab terrorist group. The narrative then shifts to a claim that the money transfers are connected to welfare fraud, specifically day care-related fraud. The reporters note that to understand the link between day care fraud and the surge in carry-on cash, one must look at the history of the crime in Minnesota. Five years earlier, Fox 9 investigators reportedly first reported that day care fraud was rising in Minnesota, exposing how some businesses were gaming the system to steal millions in government subsidies meant to help low-income families with childcare expenses. The transcript explains the day care fraud scheme: centers sign up low-income families that qualify for child care assistance funding. Surveillance videos from a case prosecuted by Hennepin County show parents checking their kids into a center only to leave with them a few minutes later, or sometimes with no children at all. In any case, the center would bill the state for a full day of childcare. The report highlights this as a significant mechanism by which funds were diverted, tying it to larger issues of cash being moved internationally via hawalas and used to support illicit networks.

In the discussion, it was noted that the red states provided their data to help determine what the landscape looks like. The results highlighted several issues: 200,000 dead people or people using dead people's Social Security numbers were identified, and half a million individuals were found to be receiving more than twice what they should be getting in benefits. Additionally, there was a case of one person receiving benefits in five states. The speaker emphasized that these findings come from the red states. The speaker then contrasted this with the blue states, explaining that the blue states sued, and that there is active litigation because they do not want California and New York to turn their data over in order to help root out fraud. This contrast underscores the ongoing friction between states over sharing data to combat misuse. A specific point was also made about Minnesota, described as remarkable in the context of the broader discussion and investigations. Given these circumstances, the speaker stated that they are in court and will work really hard to ensure they are protecting the American taxpayer and the people who actually need these programs. The overarching aim conveyed is to root out fraud within the programs by leveraging data from states, despite legal challenges and opposition from some states.

The speaker states that the woman who owns the building housing a child care service recently opened a restaurant there as well. This same woman previously ran Samala Child Care, which was rated in 2015 for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars and had its license revoked. The speaker notes that under a different variation of her name, she also operates the Hu Yu Child Care Center. The speaker then claims that a Google search for the Hu Hu You Child Care Center yields a video featuring the mayor of Minneapolis. In that video, the mayor is playing very loudly Somali music and is wearing a shirt that shows pride in Nicolette Street. The speaker asserts that he is very proud of his community and all of the fraud that they have all committed together.

A man contracted by the city and county of Los Angeles to house and feed up to 600 homeless people was arrested for allegedly misusing tens of millions of dollars to live a luxurious life. 42-year-old Alexander Suker was taken into custody as exclusive Fox video shows the early-morning federal bust at the LA mansion. Suker’s $125,000 Land Rover was seized, and authorities say he defrauded the city and county of Los Angeles out of $23,000,000, covering a mansion and car, a second home in Greece, luxury vacations, designer clothes, and private schools. Prosecutors say Suker was supposed to provide three nutritional meals a day to the homeless, but during one inspection he only had canned beans and ramen noodles on hand. The FBI says Suker lied about various aspects of his supposed “abundant blessings,” including fake vendors, facilities, and the homeless actually receiving meals. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles notes they are actively investigating at least 12 other similar fraud cases in California. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Asele says there’s a tremendous amount of fraud in this state and that today’s bust of one man who misused $23,000,000 alone may show how little oversight there is. California was pushing this money out quickly, with a lot of money going out the door, Asele adds, with frankly very little vetting and very few checks and balances, and Suker is one of the individuals who benefited. The suspect is scheduled to make his first appearance later today. He faces up to twenty years if convicted on the federal case. The local district attorney is also planning on prosecuting.

First class plane tickets, luxury cars, fine jewelry, all these lavish things allegedly bought by Minnesota fraudsters with taxpayer money intended for hungry children. New documents obtained by NewsNation show hundreds of millions of dollars worth of funds were spent in the fraud scheme engulfing Minnesota’s social services programs, prompting an investigation by the House Oversight Committee. The committee’s chairman, congressman James Comer, told NewsNation he thinks this could potentially be an organized scheme expanding beyond Minnesota. Speaker 1 also suggested that this is happening in other states with other social programs and other groups. Rich McHugh, reporting for NewsNation, noted that the new documents reveal how millions of dollars of taxpayer funds built from Minnesota’s welfare scandal were spent, with the indicted individuals “living large” and “burning large amounts of cash.” According to the coverage, when the indictments were first announced in September 2022, the revelations were shocking even then. The reports describe purchases of houses in Minnesota, resort property, and real estate in Kenya and Turkey, as well as luxury cars, commercial property, jewelry, and much more. A Maldives honeymoon is described as part of the lifestyle, and there was footage of the group popping champagne. The documents show investments in waterfront properties and real estate—“entire buildings in Kenya”—as well as Porsches. The scammers were young and reportedly very wealthy, texting each other images and messages, including “a box full of cash” valued at a quarter of a million dollars, and a note saying, “you are gonna be the richest 25 year old, inshallah.” They wired millions to China and to Kenya, and one text reportedly said, “please send 1,000 to Mogadishu Baccarat,” which appears to reference a market in Somalia once controlled by Al Shabaab, the site of the 1993 Black Hawk Down incident. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Treasury Secretary Scott Besson is referred to in the transcript as the speaker) said they are investigating and will try to find any links of this money going to Somalia and to Al Shabaab, and they plan to look at more scrutiny on all monies going back to Somalia. The report emphasizes that this investigation is just beginning, with ongoing scrutiny and potential broader implications beyond Minnesota.

Two New Yorkers have pled guilty to a $68,000,000 fraud scheme tied to the state’s Medicaid home-care program, CDPAP. The two defendants were described as large-scale recruiters who bribed patients with laundered cash and billed Medicaid for services at Brooklyn-based adult daycares that never occurred. The case is part of a broader pattern of fraud targeting CDPAP, which is designed to help people who need care at home rather than in nursing homes by allowing them to hire their own caregiver through Medicaid, including friends or relatives chosen by the patient through the program’s process. News Nation reports that the guilty plea comes as another million-dollar-plus conviction was announced this week, involving fake billing and kickback schemes tied to Medicaid. Attorney John Flynn notes that while CDPAP is intended to ease care for loved ones, it has become a target for sophisticated scammers. The segment places these cases in a historical context of CDPAP-related fraud in New York. In 2018, a man organized payments to friends and family members as home caregivers for his ailing mother, only to discover she wasn’t in the country—living in Bangladesh—and investigators found that his brother impersonated her during home inspections to sustain the fraud. In 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul characterized CDPAP as a “racket” and one of the most abused programs in New York State’s history. News Nation reports that the governor’s office said she has “taken steps to fix the system by cutting out hundreds of middlemen.” The governor’s office also pointed to Letitia James’s actions against related scams as part of ongoing efforts to stop this kind of crime. The governor’s spokesperson cited actions such as busting related transportation-company schemes as examples of reform, while Republicans requested an audit of the CDPAP program, a request described by supporters as a political stunt, with proponents arguing that there are already measures in place. News Nation notes that President Donald Trump recently announced a new division to combat crimes like these, underscoring a broader national focus on Medicaid and CDPAP-related fraud. The segment closes with Lea Lando in New York tracking the evolving investigations and prosecutions tied to these programs.

In Los Angeles, there are 42 hospices within a four-block radius, with Cyrillic and Armenian/Russian writing on buildings and little visible patient care activity. A major case involved $16,000,000 stolen, with the main organizer going to jail for two years. The area had an apparently empty hospice center and claimed services for people at home that were not actually provided. The speaker asserts roughly $3.5 billion in fraud is taking place in Los Angeles hospice and home care, run largely by the Russian Armenian mafia. The narration notes the presence of language and dialect behind the speaker as indicative of this organized crime. The operation allegedly recruited hundreds of doctors to write false prescriptions and paid or tricked 100,000 patients into giving them their beneficiary numbers to perpetuate the fraud. Criminals allegedly run the organization and quickly evade when law enforcement prosecutes them. California has not given much attention to these problems, but that is changing, according to the speaker. The US attorney and FBI are now focused on the issue in a state with about $30,000,000,000 worth of home and community-based services, most of which, the speaker claims, might be fraudulent. The statement concludes that the President is not going to tolerate this anymore.

HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill and HHS Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families Alex Adams discuss concerns about political patronage in Minnesota, alleging that incompetent state officials have allowed taxpayer money to be diverted to politically connected cronies. They claim state officials have been unwilling to confirm the size and scope of fraud, and assert that Governor Walz’s administration is diverting resources from working families to fake day care scams. They emphasize that raising a young family is challenging and that many families rely on state and federal assistance for affordable child care. They state that fraud is not victimless and that every dollar stolen is taken from children and families who need these services. They argue that Washington policies influence how states administer programs and can either prevent or invite fraud. They assert that the Biden-Harris administration adopted Child Care and Development Fund rules that created vulnerabilities, weakening accountability and making fraud easier. Consequently, they say a proposed rule has been released to repeal those Biden-era mandates. The proposed rule is described as having three important elements. First, it ends the requirement that taxpayer dollars must pay for child care before services are provided, so states will no longer be forced to send payments to providers upfront. Second, it ends the enrollment-based billing mandate, allowing payments to be based on verified attendance rather than enrollment alone, so providers cannot bill for children who never show up. Third, it ends the mandate to pre-fund guaranteed seats at childcare centers without competition, thereby restoring parental choice and bringing back market incentives that reward legitimate, high-quality providers. Taken together, the changes are said to ensure that payments reflect real services and real attendance, making it far harder for fraudulent or nonoperational centers to game the system. The speakers claim that Biden administration policies effectively backed up a Brink’s truck and sent the security home across welfare programs, and that in childcare, this ends today. Produced by The U. S. Department Of Health And Human Services.