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While federal authorities are investigating reports of massive fraud Video footage from a 2018 cheating case has been discovered at Minnesota day care centers, showing parents and providers involved in a cheating scheme dating back to 2015.
The video, taken from a 2018 local Fox report, shows parents dropping off their children at a daycare center in Hennepin County, Minnesota, only to leave with their children minutes later.
The video was taken from a surveillance camera as part of a Hennepin County case, according to a 2018 release. Fox 9 report. Under the scheme, low-income parents signed up their children for daycare services so providers could then seek reimbursement for services that were never actually provided, according to Fox 9. The outlet reported that surveillance video showed families did not show up on some days, but the daycare centers nonetheless sought reimbursement from the government.
The time stamp on the surveillance video shows March 2015.
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During a 2022 press briefing, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger outlined federal charges against 47 people accused of participating in a $250 million Feed Our Future scam that diverted children's nutrition funds into luxury spending, real estate and kickbacks, according to prosecutors. As part of the case, authorities released evidence and graphic materials. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Another video broadcast shows a man handing a parent an envelope containing an alleged kickback for participating in the scheme.
This comes amid widespread outrage over viral video posted by Nick Shirley Friday shows visits to several Minnesota day care centers, including one that has allegedly received millions of dollars in government funding despite being largely inactive.
The video sparked widespread backlash, drawing criticism of Minnesota's Democratic governor. Tim Waltz Over the weekend from several high-profile figures, including Vice President J.D. Vance, Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk.
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GOP lawmakers in Minnesota are calling on Gov. Tim Walz to resign amid a growing fraud crisis. (Getty)
The White House on Sunday released an X-post from Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who called the alleged fraud a “stunning failure.”
At the time of the video's release, Walz was already under fire amid a scandal engulfing his administration that included the loss of at least $1 billion in alleged social services fraud largely tied to Minneapolis' Somali community.
Commenting on the video, conservative strategist Greg Price wrote on X: “Somali scammers have been ripping off taxpayers for years and it's clear the entire Somali community is in on it.”
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FBI Director Cash Patel stands silently during a press conference on October 23, 2025 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty)
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FBI director Kash Patel said the agency has deployed additional personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota as part of its ongoing effort to “disrupt large-scale fraud schemes involving federal programs.”
Patel said Sunday that the bureau shifted resources to the state before the recent online attention it received, pointing to Investigation “Feed our future”who uncovered a $250 million scheme that siphoned off federal food aid intended for children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There have already been 78 indictments and 57 convictions in the case, with prosecutors also charging the defendants with a separate conspiracy to bribe a juror with $120,000 in cash, Patel said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
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“The FBI believes this is just the tip of a very large iceberg. We will continue to follow the money and protect the children, and this investigation is largely ongoing,” he wrote on X. “In addition, many are also being referred to immigration authorities for possible further denaturalization and deportation if warranted.”
Fox News Digital's Ashley Carnahan, Sophia Compton and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
