Agents raid more than 20 businesses in Minneapolis ‘linked to Somali fraud’ including learning center with misspelled sign
Federal agents have raided over 20 businesses in Minneapolis that reportedly have Somali connections, including a learning center that came under fire earlier this year after accusations of fraud.
Homeland Security Investigations confirmed that their agents were involved in the raid alongside state and local law enforcement partners across Minneapolis and St Paul.
‘Today, the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,’ a Justice Department spokesperson added in a statement to multiple news outlets.
Sources told Fox News that around 22 businesses were raided, including the Quality Learning Center, which went viral for a misspelled sign amid allegations of fraud among Somali-owned daycares in the area.
The center gained nationwide attention in December when conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley shared a viral video accusing the daycare of receiving public funds without providing a service.
Shirley’s video prompted a wave of allegations against other Somali-owned daycares in Minneapolis and caught the attention of federal agents.
The daycare center denied the allegations at the time, but closed in January pending a license review, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Local CNN affiliate KARE reported that the raids targeted businesses that received Medicaid, primarily child and daycare providers.
Federal agents were seen raiding childcare providers in Minneapolis on Tuesday morning in connection with a fraud scandal
KARE reported that the raid targeted businesses that receive Medicaid, including child and daycare providers
Homeland Security Investigations shared on Tuesday morning that their agents were involved in law enforcement operations in Minneapolis and St Paul in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation
Sources told KARE that the raids were not linked to federal immigration enforcement operations.
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