{"id":2527307,"date":"2025-12-31T11:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resurfaced-surveillance-video-shows-minnesota-day-care-scammers-bringing-kids-in-then-leaving-minutes-later-with-the-kids\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:45:00","slug":"resurfaced-surveillance-video-shows-minnesota-day-care-scammers-bringing-kids-in-then-leaving-minutes-later-with-the-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/resurfaced-surveillance-video-shows-minnesota-day-care-scammers-bringing-kids-in-then-leaving-minutes-later-with-the-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurfaced Surveillance Video Shows Minnesota Day Care Scammers Bringing Kids In, Then Leaving Minutes Later &#8211; With the Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/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%2Fresurfaced-surveillance-video-shows-minnesota-day-care-scammers-bringing-kids-in-then-leaving-minutes-later-with-the-kids%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=2527307&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>A resurfaced 2018 television report and older surveillance footage show allegations that several Minneapolis-area day care providers participated in a scheme to bill Minnesota for childcare services they did not provide. The video, originally aired by KMSP-TV and filmed in 2015, appears to show parents checking children into centers and leaving minutes later, and investigators say centers paid kickbacks to parents.<\/p>\n<p>Self-reliant journalist Nick Shirley posted photos and a 42-minute video of several centers that went viral, prompting renewed scrutiny.Prosecutors at the time, including Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, said <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >billing patterns suggested large-scale fraud<\/a>. Recent reporting ties the case to broader federal inquiries: an Assistant U.S. Attorney said suspected fraud in Minnesota&#8217;s Medicaid-related programs has reached billions, and the FBI announced it was sending additional resources to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>The story has prompted political fallout and accusations from multiple sides. Feeding Our Future &#8211; one institution previously involved in litigation over suspended funds &#8211; accused the state of racism during earlier proceedings. Minnesota officials, including gov. Tim Walz, have faced criticism from some state employees and public figures, while former President Trump cited the allegations when announcing an end to temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota. local reporting also noted numerous regulatory violations at at least one center highlighted in the viral posts.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>A resurfaced 2018 video from a Minneapolis-area TV station shows how Somali scammers allegedly bilked Minnesota out of millions of dollars for services that they never provided.<\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist Nick Shirley touched off a storm on social media Friday after he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nickshirleyy\/status\/2005286293245481276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> a photo of one day care center, which displayed a banner calling it &ldquo;The Greater Learing Center&rdquo; on social media X, along with a 42-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nickshirleyy\/status\/2004642794862961123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> that went viral showing him visiting that and other day care centers.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 surveillance video, which aired on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/charges-video-catches-minneapolis-daycare-financial-fraud\">KMSP-TV<\/a>, with footage taken in 2015, showed parents taking kids into the center, then leaving with the same children minutes later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/unearthed-surveillance-exposes-how-parents-allegedly-involved-minnesotas-daycare-fraud-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Fox News.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Video from a 2015 criminal case shows how parents were in on the childcare fraud scheme in Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>The parents would check their kids into a daycare and leave with them a few minutes later. Sometimes no one would show up.<\/p>\n<p>The daycares then gave kickbacks to parents <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VblNGnV4bf\">pic.twitter.com\/VblNGnV4bf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanSaavedra\/status\/2005893518414283172?\">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> <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;They were billing too much, they went up too high,&rdquo; Hennepin County attorney Mike Freeman told KMSP in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to imagine they were serving that many people. Frankly, if you&rsquo;re going to cheat, cheat little, because if you cheat big, you&rsquo;re going to get caught.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/30\/minnesota-walz-fraud-social-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> of engaging in &ldquo;systemic&rdquo; retaliation against whistleblowers in a Nov. 30 statement by state employees.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant United States Attorney Joe Thompson <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/18\/over-9-billion-looted-from-minnesota-medicaid-programs-feds-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> on Dec. 18 that the amount of suspected fraud in Minnesota&rsquo;s Medicaid program had reached over $9 billion.<\/p>\n<p>After Shirley&rsquo;s video went viral over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/28\/kash-patel-says-fbi-investigation-into-alleged-minnesota-fraud-will-broaden-as-new-details-emerge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> the agency was already sending additional resources in a Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2005305530651189719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on X, citing the case surrounding Feeding Our Future, which at one point <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/about-the-courts\/newsandannouncements\/feeding-our-future-v-minnesota-department-of-education-correcting-media-reports-and-statements-by-governor-tim-walz-concerning-orders-issued-by-the-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> the Minnesota government of racism during litigation over the suspension of funds after earlier allegations of fraud.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CASE UPDATE: MINNESOTA FRAUD SCHEME<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is aware of recent social media reports in Minnesota. However, even before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mn-officials-reveal-prior-investigations-into-day-cares-found-no-fraud\/\" title=\"MN officials reveal prior investigations into day cares found no ...\">public conversation escalated online<\/a>, the FBI had surged personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-it-would-take-for-the-trump-administration-to-strip-somalis-of-us-citizenship\/\" title=\"What it would take for the Trump administration to strip Somalis of US citizenship\">dismantle large-scale fraud schemes&#038;hellip<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBIDirectorKash\/status\/2005305530651189719?\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>KSTP-TV <a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/kstp-news\/top-news\/62-investigations-underway-involving-federally-funded-minnesota-child-care-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the Quality Learning Center, one of the centers visited by Shirley, had 95 citations for violations from one Minnesota agency between 2019 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/22\/donald-trump-revokes-minnesota-somalis-temporary-protected-status-tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> in a Nov. 21 <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115590786862216464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on  that he would end &ldquo;Temporary Protected Status&rdquo; for Somalis in the state in response to allegations of welfare fraud and said that the influx of refugees had &ldquo;destroyed our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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