Key Minnesota official responds to alleged Somali fraud fiasco

The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families Commissioner responded to the viral video alleging childcare fraud in the state on Monday.

A highly circulated video by conservative Youtuber Nick Shirley allegedly exposed fraud among Somali-run businesses that received taxpayer funding, including day cares in Minneapolis that appeared to be empty — one of which displayed a misspelled sign reading “Quality Learing Center.” Commissioner Tikki Brown said Monday that “there have been ongoing investigations with several of those centers” and “none of those investigations uncovered findings of fraud,” according to the local news outlet and NBC affiliate KARE 11.

“While we have questions about some of the methods that were used in the video, we do take the concerns that the video raises about fraud very seriously,” Brown said, according to KARE 11. “There have been ongoing investigations with several of those centers. None of those investigations uncovered findings of fraud.”

Brown told the outlet that inspectors visited the day cares showed in Shirley’s video Monday to ensure children were present and that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was also checking the Minneapolis businesses.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families currently has 55 active investigations related to the Child Care Assistance Program, according to KARE 11.

Shirley’s video has racked up over 120 million views on X and drew attention from FBI Director Kash Patel, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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