{"id":2526896,"date":"2025-12-30T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-minnesota-buzz-about-somali-linked-fraud-emerges-in-two-additional-states\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:56:37","slug":"not-just-minnesota-buzz-about-somali-linked-fraud-emerges-in-two-additional-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-minnesota-buzz-about-somali-linked-fraud-emerges-in-two-additional-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Just Minnesota? Buzz About Somali-Linked Fraud Emerges in Two Additional States"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-just-minnesota-buzz-about-somali-linked-fraud-emerges-in-two-additional-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526896&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Reports and social-media videos claim a pattern of alleged fraud involving Somali\u2011affiliated child care and home\u2011health providers in multiple states. A Muckraker.com reporter posted footage from Columbus, Ohio, showing a Somali\u2011linked daycare that appeared inactive and neighbors saying they&#8217;d never seen children enter or leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/footage-released-of-violent-myanmar-protests-after-at-least-38-people-killed\/\" title=\"Footage Released Of Violent Myanmar Protests After At Least 38 People Killed\">independent journalists<\/a> and reporters in Washington state and Minnesota have made similar on\u2011teh\u2011ground visits, encountering empty facilities or uncooperative staff; one Washington reporter said state child\u2011welfare officials asked for forwarded data. An Ohio attorney quoted by Fox News warned providers had described pressure to join a broader Medicaid fraud scheme, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >independent videos circulating online allege large sums-reports cite figures<\/a> such as $110 million tied to Minneapolis centers and other high billing claims-though these remain allegations under examination. Coverage cites multiple sources (Muckraker.com, The Center Square, Fox News, and independent journalists) and has prompted calls from commentators for audits and official review.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>More evidence is coming forth that suggests that the alleged fraud uncovered in Minnesota, particularly among the Somali community, may not just be limited to the North Star State.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/05\/10\/1250252668\/transcript-npr-interview-heritage-foundation-oversight-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Rubin<\/a> of Muckraker.com, posted a video on social media on Monday showing him inspecting what he described as a Somali-affiliated child care facility in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, he asks two gentlemen who have a business across the street from it, &ldquo;Have you ever seen any kids in this place here?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve just seen the building itself. I&rsquo;ve never seen anyone go in the building or come out of the building,&rdquo; one man answered, noting people generally enter from the back.<\/p>\n<p>Rubin confirmed with the second man, &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve never seen anyone come out of there?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, none at all,&rdquo; he replied.<\/p>\n<p>Rubin can next be seen standing in front of the &ldquo;Great Minds Learning Academy,&rdquo; which he said is one of many in Columbus affiliated with the Somali community.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter knocked, and no one answered the door. He then went around back, and there were a couple of cars visible, but no sign of activity.<\/p>\n<p>Rubin noted this was just his first stop, but he planned to visit other locations and see if the situation is the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FIRST SIGNS OF MASSIVE POTENTIAL SOMALI FRAUD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO<\/p>\n<p>The first Somali-affiliated daycare facility that we knocked after landing in Columbus, Ohio today did not answer.<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor across the street told us, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never seen nobody come out the building or go in the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zywy9lPDMw\">pic.twitter.com\/zywy9lPDMw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Muckraker.com (@realmuckraker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmuckraker\/status\/2005828188010684545?\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Carleen Johnson, a reporter with The Center Square, posted Monday on X, &ldquo;Just went to four Somali run home daycare centers in Federal Way, WA that receive taxpayer subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just like @nickshirleyy found in MN- there were no children and no one willing to chat with this reporter. They threatened me with police. @waDCYF [Washington State Department of Children, Youth, &amp; Families] wants information forwarded,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just went to four Somali run home daycare centers in Federal Way, WA that receive taxpayer subsidies. Just like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickshirleyy?\">@nickshirleyy<\/a> found in MN- there were no children and no one willing to chat with this reporter. They threatened me with police. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waDCYF?\">@waDCYF<\/a> wants information forwarded.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carleen Johnson (@CarleenJohn1970) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarleenJohn1970\/status\/2005782418587070696?\">December 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Asked by a social media user if the centers might be closed for the holidays, Johnson responded that it does not appear to be the issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I hear what you&rsquo;re saying, but this is not an issue of being &ldquo;closed for the holiday&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carleen Johnson (@CarleenJohn1970) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarleenJohn1970\/status\/2005812549099376727?\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mehek Cooke, an Ohio attorney and conservative commentator, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/whistleblower-warns-massive-fraud-happening-ohio-somali-community-minnesota-just-tip-spear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> earlier this month, &ldquo;Minnesota was just the tip of the spear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She said that providers within the Ohio Somali community have confided to her that they have been pressured to join in a &lsquo;massive&rsquo; Medicaid fraud scheme that involves doctors &lsquo;rubber stamping&rsquo; home healthcare payouts to the family members of elderly individuals for fake medical conditions,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-house-mask-mandate-could-remain-until-all-lawmakers-get-inoculated\/\" title=\"Pelosi: House Mask Mandate Could Remain Until All Lawmakers Get Inoculated\">news outlet reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we&rsquo;re seeing in Minneapolis is just a snippet of what&rsquo;s happening in Ohio,&rdquo; Cooke asserted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that everybody wants to make this a Somali issue or a race issue. It&rsquo;s not. Our waiver system in Ohio was built with compassion. It was built to really help individuals that are struggling and in need, but it&rsquo;s being looted today,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; WOW. Ohio attorney Mehek Cooke CONFIRMS MASSIVE fraud in Ohio, another hotbed for Somalis<\/p>\n<p>They run fake &ldquo;home health&rdquo; and bill $250,000 PER YEAR, per FAMILY, when no work is actually being done<\/p>\n<p>She says it also happens in PENNSYLVANIA<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Audit America. Audit Ohio now. And I&rsquo;m&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eEiRjdHtpO\">pic.twitter.com\/eEiRjdHtpO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2005622039999062219?\">December 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last week, independent journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/youtuber-nick-shirley-exposes-alleged-somali-daycare-center-reportedly-reaped-4000000-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Shirley<\/a> posted a 42-minute video that has gone viral of him uncovering what he said was $110 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-just-as-ilhan-omar-says-somalis-help-america-thrive-doj-adds-78th-suspect-to-250-million-tax-dollar-somali-money-laundering-investigation\/\" title=\"Watch: Just As Ilhan Omar Says Somalis Help America &#039;Thrive,&#039; DOJ Adds 78th Suspect to 0 Million Tax Dollar Somali Money Laundering Investigation\">fraud allegedly perpetrated<\/a> through Somali-linked child care centers in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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