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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.

Abdi, running for Minnesota House District 14A, owns Blooming Kids Child Care. The speaker highlights a long list of alleged violations at Blooming Kids, including: - No first aid kits - Unsanitary conditions - Not complying with CPR regulations - No supervision for the kids - Not operating within the terms of their license - Never submitted their DHS background study when requested - Children subjected to prohibited disciplinary actions - No furnishings, no equipment, no materials, and no supplies - No documents to show that the teachers were qualified to do the job - Repeated violations: same violations happen over and over - No immunization records for any of the children - Not enough staff The speaker notes they cannot determine how much state or federal funding Blooming Kids receives because that information requires access they don’t have. Regarding campaign fundraising, the speaker checked Abdi’s campaign donations and states he is not getting any from any day care centers. The speaker concludes by asking someone to tag Nick Shirley, suggesting he should look into this issue as well.

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.

At Future Leaders Early Learning Center, a parent repeatedly attempts to enroll their child, Joey, but is told nothing is working and cannot obtain paperwork or a business card. The parent asks if Joey can be checked into the daycare and whether there are children present to accompany him. The staff indicates there are no children today and implies that Joey would not be accepted into the daycare, leaving the parent frustrated as they explain they would like to put Joey in the center because they’ve heard great things. Speaker 1 notes that Joey is still homeless, and Speaker 0 reiterates that Joey is still looking for daycare. The scene shifts to an autism center as an alternative option, prompted by the perceived rise of autism in Minnesota and the claim that government funds are contributing to this rise. The parent explains that, since many daycare centers are closed, they are trying to check Joey into an autism center. The staff at the autism center avoids giving a precise number of children, suggesting there are more than five but cannot provide an exact count. Speaker 0 asks the autism center staff what they think about fraud that has been labeled on autism centers in the area and why these centers are popping up. The staff member responds that they cannot answer questions about fraud and asks if the interviewer is a news reporter, identifying themselves as Nick. They emphasize they are trying to determine legitimacy before bringing Joey there, to avoid a non-legitimate business. The interaction continues with a back-and-forth in which the autism center staff denies being a ghost operation and references another phone number, but the main exchange focuses on the difficulty of finding a place for Joey. The closing remark from Speaker 0 underscores that, once again, little Joey cannot get into daycare and cannot be accepted by the autism center either. In summary, the sequence documents a parent’s unsuccessful attempts to place Joey in a daycare (due to no availability and a lack of acceptance for the child on this visit) and then considers enrolling him in an autism center, amid questions about the legitimacy and prevalence of such centers and concerns about fraud, with limited information about the number of children served. The rift between wanting a reliable, enrolling option for Joey and the centers’ unclear capacity or legitimacy is repeatedly highlighted.

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 video documents a visit to what is alleged to be Halauli Childcare Center in Kent, Washington. Speaker 0 asks, “Hi. Is this is this Halauli childcare?,” and is told, “No. No? There’s no childcare here?” They respond, “No childcare. Okay. God. Thank you so much. Have a good one.” The clip repeats, “There’s no childcare,” and notes that they were at Halauli, described as “what’s allegedly Halauli Childcare Center in Kent, Washington,” which is “right behind me right here.” The speaker says they went to the door and mentions that the exact address listed on the state website shows the center receiving over $800,000 in 2023. The closing remark reiterates, “They claim there’s no child care here.”

Nick Shirley initiates the exchange by stating his name and pressing for permission to record, noting that the other person “doesn’t have any permission to record me, period.” He proposes, “Can we talk outside? Permission to record.” The other person counters that there is no permission from either party, saying, “She doesn’t either have she doesn’t have permission or … for me. You cannot stop people on the street and question them.” Nick states, “We can ask them,” and the other person repeats, “Have any permission.” The dialogue shifts to a concern about the whereabouts of children. Nick asks, “Where are the children?” The other person responds, “I will sue you. You don't have any permission. We have nothing to do with this. Okay, sir? And are there … So leave.” Nick persists, asking again, “Are there children here?” The other person repeats, “Please leave.” Nick inquires, “Where are the children?” and the other person insists, “Leave. Leave.” Nick questions, “We’re wondering what's happening. Tell us what's happening here then.” The other person commands, “I said leave.” Nick clarifies, “We're wondering what's happening.” The other person states, “We are not a childcare. We have nothing to do with it. We're the common people walking. Yes. We're not … we're not accusing you. We're asking where the children are at.” The other person repeats, “Don't ask me anything.” Nick emphasizes his intent: “We're not accusing you. We're asking the daycare centers.” The other person refuses to answer, “I am not gonna answer. You have.” Nick presses, “Where are the children … who do you work for? My name is Nick Shirley.” The other person asks, “Who do you work for?” Nick responds, “I work for myself. Nick Shirley.” The other person inquires, “Okay what are you recording?” Nick answers, “We're wondering where are the children $2,660,000 for the Minnesota child care center. You're not talking to the right person. Are there children that come here?” The other person demands, “Answer the question. Are there children?” Nick states, “There's no children inside the building.”

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.

The speaker describes a pattern of fraud concentrated in clusters rather than in isolated, large-scale operations. The fraud appears to occur within family groups or tightly connected networks, spreading across multiple small sites rather than a single, massive operation. These clusters involve using single apartments, single condos, or potentially a single-family home outside of Boston, effectively creating numerous small daycare facilities. The speaker notes that the capacity of these clusters is not as high as it might be in other regions (e.g., Minnesota). As a result, fraud operates at a large number of smaller sites rather than a few large ones. The implication is that there may be more individual perpetrators overall, but each site commits fraud on a smaller scale. This distributed approach contrasts with a hypothetical scenario in which one building or site would generate a multi-million-dollar fraud; instead, the speaker expects many buildings each contributing smaller amounts, culminating in a broader spread of fraudulent activity. A key factor driving this pattern is the very low barrier to entry for opening a daycare, which facilitates a large number of potential operators and, consequently, a higher overall opportunity for fraud. The speaker emphasizes that this low barrier makes it easier for fraudulent actors to multiply across numerous small locations, contributing to a wide but shallow trafficking of schemes. The speaker explains the financial impact and mechanism of the fraud: the state is subsidizing payments for these kids, but the fraud involves both the daycare and the parents allegedly claiming that children attend the daycare when they do not. In reality, the parents certify attendance, while the daycare providers and the parents are allegedly splitting the subsidized funds. As a result, taxpayers bear the burden of subsidizing services that are not actually being provided to the claimed attendees. In summary, the described fraud occurs in clustered groups, leveraging many small daycare operations (often housed in single residences) with a very low entry barrier, leading to widespread but not individually vast fraud. The purported scheme involves falsified attendance to obtain state subsidies, with the daycare operators and some parents allegedly sharing the ill-gotten funds.

Speaker 0 asserts that states are taking children and giving them to others for money from the federal government, describing it as a nationwide, government-subsidized child trafficking ring—the largest and most pervasive in history by money and numbers. Speaker 1 adds that children are seized unnecessarily from their families due to the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act, enacted in 1997 by Bill and Hillary Clinton, which, according to the speakers, “literally steals money from the Social Security Fund and gives this money to the states in order to incentivize them to kidnap babies.” Speaker 0 elaborates that in order to receive adoption incentives or bonuses, local CPS must have more children, i.e., more “merchandise to sell.” Speaker 1 and Speaker 0 together claim that each child, when totaled, is worth approximately $1,000,000 to the state, challenging the official figure of $60-80 billion per year as the size of the industry and claiming that the federal government takes about $80,000,000,000 annually and distributes it to all 50 states to “kidnap children.” Speaker 1 states that parents are victimized by a system that profits from holding children longer and offering bonuses for not returning children to their parents. Speaker 0 cites statistics alleging that eighty-three percent of all children taken by CPS are for unsubstantiated allegations, implying that many removals should not have happened in the first place. Speaker 1 notes that case workers and social workers are often guilty of fraud, with allegations that they withhold and destroy evidence.

The speaker asserts that fraudsters complain the loudest and with fake righteous indignation, calling it a tell. They cite a striking example: $2,000,000,000 awarded from the federal government to Stacey Abrams’ NGO, which the speaker says basically didn’t exist. They question, “Why?” and note that there are many such cases like that.

The transcript presents a long-form exposé-style investigation into what the speakers describe as widespread fraud in California’s caregiving sectors, focusing on hospice, home health care, and daycares, with emphasis on Los Angeles and Van Nuys. - Opening claim and context: - Speaker 0 asks why there is a thousand percent increase in hospice care in Los Angeles and whether paperwork exists to enroll a child named Joey. They claim California has the largest fraud risk, with Medi-Cal spending rising from 2022 to 2026 (from $108 billion to a proposed $222 billion) while population growth hasn’t matched spending growth. They allege “one out of every $10 of home health care in America is spent in Los Angeles.” They argue government-funded daycare programs are “filled with violations,” and that fraud could be “hundreds of billions of dollars.” - Daycare fraud focus: - The video claims daycares are used to receive government money (CalWORKS) by enrolling children on paper while not having real enrollments. They show various locations and describe conditions as suspicious or unsafe (graffiti, boarded-up buildings, dumpsters, a homeless person near a daycare). - Medina Learning Center is described as “now enrolling,” with “as their backup facility, the UMI Learning Center,” which was “convicted in federal court in 2024 of having a 150 ghost kids.” They seek paperwork to enroll a child named Joey. - Hayden Sarah Family Child Care is described as having “14 children enrolled” per state records but “zero present” when inspectors arrived; the facility roster and missing children records are cited as violations. - Jama Shukri Family Childcare is described as a daycare located in an apartment building (one-bedroom, eight capacity) with two children outside and no adult visible, raising concerns about supervision. - The video notes California allocates $6 billion to childcare, “over 39,000 facilities,” with a state audit error rate of 1.6%, and conservative estimates suggest “upwards of a $100,000,000 in fraud lost each and every single year.” - A recurring theme is “shell registrations” and unregistered CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) entities; seven of the four entities shown have “zero SMS data,” implying shell companies or fraud networks possibly connected to Armenian/Russian gangs. - Hospice and home health care fraud focus: - The group shifts to Van Nuys, California, claiming “home health care and hospice fraud” is pervasive there; they assert “one out of every $10 that goes towards home health care in the United States goes to a business here in LA.” They visit numerous hospice centers in a single plaza, naming Gardens of Angels Hospice and Blossom Hospice as examples of high billing with few services performed (e.g., Gardens of Angels: “billed $4,800,000 per beneficiary,” “$5,807 per claim,” 28.6 claims per patient, only two codes). Blossom Hospice is described as “$3,400,000” billed with “$927 per claim,” again with only one code and minimal services. - They claim “seven of the four entities have zero SMS data” and label some facilities as shell registrations; some locations appear “registering for hospice but not actually providing care,” with claims of “shell buildings” or storefronts that are empty or only used for billing. - The video notes the presence of luxury cars at these sites (Mercedes, Teslas, BMWs, a Cybertruck) and references a pattern of wealthy vehicles associated with hospice sites, suggesting profits from taxpayers’ dollars. - Miracle Healing Hospice is described as having billed $1,300,000 in 2023 with 38 beneficiaries: “$32,000 per beneficiary,” but the location was reported as an empty building when visited. - The presenters also describe finding a location that “received $19,000,000” over the past years for Healthy Life Adult Daycare, yet the building appears dilapidated and shows no adults present during visits. Phone lines and mailboxes are reported as failing to provide information or contacts. - Interviews and expert commentary: - A professional in the medical industry is interviewed to explain how fraud could occur: someone could obtain a Medicare number and use it to bill Medicare for hospice services; fraudsters reportedly can open a hospice license without being a physician, then bill the system and receive payments quickly. - The interview suggests Medicare numbers can be stolen or purchased; the speaker emphasizes that “anybody can get a hospice license,” and that the process enables easy billings to Medicare/Medicaid. - A participant describes a trend of these facilities opening and billing, with the implication that people exploit the system for swift returns. - Overall framing and conclusions presented: - The speakers argue that there is a thousand percent increase in hospice openings in California, a surge in fraudulent activity across daycares and hospice/hom e health facilities, and that tax dollars are funding these entities with little-to-no accountability. They juxtapose luxury cars and upscale appearances with empty or non-operational facilities to illustrate alleged misappropriation of funds. They advocate scrutiny, data-backed investigation, and accountability for what they describe as widespread fraud affecting taxpayers and vulnerable populations. - Closing sentiments: - The narrative closes with a call to action against fraud, emphasizing the impact on ordinary Americans who face rising costs and debt, and claiming that exposing fraud is essential to protecting taxpayer dollars and national financial health.

In Columbus, Ohio, in front of the Great Minds Learning Academy, one of several day care centers associated with the Somali community, speakers discuss a report by Nick Shirley about fraudulent daycare facilities in Minneapolis. They note this is the second-largest Somali community in the United States and intend to investigate further. The team attempts to visit the first center, knocking and ringing the doorbell, but no one answers and the door is locked. They speak with a local man who says the daycare is owned by Somalians and mentions that he has never seen children there, noting that the center “use[s] the back door,” so they don’t see anyone coming in or out. He lives in the same building and confirms that he has not seen kids at the location. Another speaker reiterates, “I’ve just seen it the building itself. I’ve never seen nobody come out the building or go into the building.” The group proceeds to the back of the building, as suggested, but finds nothing there. They decide to move on, noting there are many more centers to visit, and plan to go around the city to speak with people at additional locations. They sign off with a plan to continue the investigation and stay tuned.

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.

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.

Speaker 0 describes being advised to start attending planning meetings with a task force. Over the next several weeks and months, he attended upwards of three planning meetings with a task force of about 20 personnel from various law enforcement agencies, health and human services, the BCA, Saint Paul PD, Minneapolis PD, all revolving around fraudulent daycares. They were setting up sham daycares, with fake bills, fake students, or enrollments of students who never came—essentially, fake daycares. Over the next several months, they executed several search warrants throughout South Minneapolis, Lake Street, and different areas at these daycares. Not one of the daycares he served warrants on had anyone present; they were never occupied. They were completely empty from his experience, with stacks of invoices and student records of people who surveillance showed never went there. He notes that nobody ever came in and out of these daycares. The operation “worked out” for three to four months. He was assigned as a support person to assist with anything needing financial experience, working with HSI and immigration authorities to pull records and related tasks. Ultimately, he says the task force just kinda went away, and he is not sure whatever happened to it. He mentions the meetings of “you know, I…” but the transcription ends there.

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.

It's morning on March 15, and investigators are chasing a tip about a man leaving the country with a carry-on bag packed with a million dollars in cash. The claim is that he just cleared security with the cash, and that these cloak-and-dagger transfers happen almost weekly at MSP International. The money is reported to be headed to the Middle East, Dubai, and beyond, with sources saying last year more than $100,000,000 in cash left MSP in carry-on luggage. The reporters highlight Glenn Kearns as the national go-to expert on money transfers behind these mysterious movements. Kearns is a former Seattle police detective who spent fifteen years on the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. He tracked millions of dollars in cash leaving flights from Seattle and found that the money came from hawalas—informal money-transfer networks used to send funds to countries with limited or no official banking systems. Some immigrant communities rely on hawalas to send money to relatives back home. Kearns discovered that some of the money was funneled to a hawala network in a region of Somalia controlled by the Al Shabaab terrorist group. The investigation raises a question: how could such large sums be transferred back home? The reporting notes that sources say the phenomenon is connected to welfare fraud and day care, suggesting a broader pattern behind the carry-on cash. To understand the link between day care fraud and the surge in carry-on cash, the reporters trace the crime's history in Minnesota. Five years earlier, Fox 9 investigators first reported that day care fraud was rising in the state. They exposed how some businesses exploited the system to steal millions in government subsidies intended to help low-income families with childcare expenses. The daycare fraud scheme works by centers signing up low-income families that qualify for childcare assistance funding. Surveillance videos from a case prosecuted by Hennepin County show parents checking their kids into a center and then leaving moments later, or sometimes with no children at all. Regardless, the center would bill the state for a full day of childcare. In summary, the report ties large cash transfers at MSP to hawalas and potential ties to terrorism financing, while framing a separate but connected pattern of crime: daycare centers billing for subsidized childcare in ways that enable significant fraud, thereby facilitating the movement and laundering of funds.