{"id":2527362,"date":"2025-12-31T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/formal-criminal-complaint-filed-against-tim-walz-as-day-care-fraud-scandal-grows\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:05:05","slug":"formal-criminal-complaint-filed-against-tim-walz-as-day-care-fraud-scandal-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/formal-criminal-complaint-filed-against-tim-walz-as-day-care-fraud-scandal-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Formal Criminal Complaint Filed Against Tim Walz as Day Care Fraud Scandal Grows"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fformal-criminal-complaint-filed-against-tim-walz-as-day-care-fraud-scandal-grows%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=2527362&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>The article describes mounting controversy in Minnesota over an alleged childcare fraud scheme that has become a political headache for Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. Internet investigator Nick Shirley and an associate identified as &#8220;David&#8221; have publicized claims that certain day cares collected state Child care Assistance Program funds while providing little or no actual care,with Shirley saying some centers &#8220;bilked millions.&#8221; David says he filed a criminal complaint alleging Walz violated state law by allowing the fraud to continue to secure votes from the Somali community; Walz and state officials have denied evidence of wrongdoing at the centers and say funds were distributed properly. The piece cites resurfaced video from a 2015 case suggesting parents and some providers coordinated bogus check\u2011ins and kickbacks, and notes disagreement between Shirley&#8217;s on\u2011site videos and a day care manager who says the footage was taken outside business hours and misrepresents operations. The story frames the scandal as escalating rather than abating, with social\u2011media activism, resurfaced evidence, and ongoing investigations keeping it in the headlines.  <\/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>It&rsquo;s been a rough 18 months for Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-just-arent-great-people-sunny-hostin-on-why-mask-mandates-are-needed\/\" title=\"\u2018People Just Aren\u2019t Great People\u2019: Sunny Hostin On Why \u2018Mask Mandates\u2019 Are Needed\">vice presidential hopeful<\/a> saw his ticket lose every swing state to President Donald Trump in November&rsquo;s general election.<\/p>\n<p>Then came a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-vikings-star-nukes-tim-walzs-failure-protect-girls-sports-devil-hands-minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">litany<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-doj-investigating-tim-walzs-minnesota-alleged-unlawful-action-white-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of<\/a> (largely self-inflicted) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-called-appearing-wish-trumps-death-gross-vile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issues<\/a> hitting the Gopher State&rsquo;s elected leader through the year. There was also the deluge of people questioning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-walz-whines-reporters-people-calling-r-word-trumps-fault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his intellect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now? Walz has a rather enormous headache brewing in his state over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-doj-announces-98-total-arrests-minnesota-fraud-case-85-somali-descent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rampant fraud scandal<\/a> that has engulfed the headlines.<\/p>\n<p>And that fraud scandal doesn&rsquo;t appear to be getting any better. If anything, it&rsquo;s only getting worse.<\/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>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/shirley-associate-viral-video-says-filed-criminal-complaint-against-walz-over-daycare-fraud-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, internet sleuth Nick Shirley &mdash; who helped play a major role in bringing this fraud to public light &mdash; isn&rsquo;t giving up his fight to uncover what&rsquo;s going on.<\/p>\n<p>And Shirley&rsquo;s associate, simply identified as &ldquo;David,&rdquo; appears to have filed a formal criminal complaint against Walz as part of this ongoing battle.<\/p>\n<p>To wit, Shirley and others effectively discovered that various day cares in Minnesota had been collecting significant funds from the state&rsquo;s Child Care Assistance Program &mdash; some allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/resurfaced-video-shows-somali-scammers-used-day-care-centers-scam-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bilking millions<\/a> from taxpayers&nbsp;&mdash; despite not actually caring for any children and\/or providing services.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley and David took to social media again to let the world know that their crusade was far from over.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WE OUT HERE LEARING AND STOPPING FRAUD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uwJSP8xFal\">pic.twitter.com\/uwJSP8xFal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickshirleyy\/status\/2006125513203384580?\">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>Shirley and David were wearing hoodies emblazoned with Quality &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/infamous-minneapolis-day-care-finally-fixes-sign-still-didnt-get-quite-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learing<\/a>&rdquo; Center &mdash; one of the day cares central to the fraud allegations &mdash; and a not-so-subtle &ldquo;1-800-FRAUD&rdquo; in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley returned to the day care in question after the apparent manager pushed back on his initial video, arguing that it gave a misleading impression of the operation. According to the manager, the footage was recorded outside normal business hours and wrongly implied that the facility was not functioning.<\/p>\n<p>The manager also disputed suggestions that the center was dormant or failing to provide services. He maintained that the location operates on a regular schedule and serves enrolled children as required.<\/p>\n<p>State officials echoed that defense on Monday, rejecting accusations that the day care had engaged in fraud. They said there was no evidence the center was closed or misrepresenting its activity.<\/p>\n<p>Officials further denied claims that the facility was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >improperly receiving public funds<\/a>, insisting that taxpayer dollars were being allocated in accordance with state guidelines. They characterized the allegations as unfounded and unsupported by the facts.<\/p>\n<p>Flying directly in the face of that defense, however, is recently resurfaced footage that showed just how questionable this &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-business-administration-blocks-all-grants-to-minnesota-amid-shocking-somali-fraud-investigation\/\" title=\"Small Business Administration Blocks All Grants to ... Amid Shocking Somali ... Investigation\">day care&#038;rdquo<\/a>; was:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Video from a <a href=\"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=\"Resurfaced Surveillance Video Shows ... ... Scammers Bringing Kids In, Then Leaving Minutes Later - With the Kids\">2015 criminal case shows<\/a> 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>David asserted that Walz allowed this fraud to happen to secure the votes of the Somalis &mdash; who are predominantly linked to this fraud.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because he wanted the voting bloc that the Somalis represent, because they all vote in a block, and it&rsquo;s 100,000 150,000,&rdquo; David said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I filed a formal criminal complaint against Tim Walz for violating Minnesota Statute 3.971, Subdivision 9,&rdquo; David continued, per Fox News, noting that it was filed weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;So there&rsquo;s an investigation ongoing, and I think Tim&rsquo;s going to have a bad day, and he deserves it, because he allowed this fraud.&rdquo;<\/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( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walz has endured 18 difficult months<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2527363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-31T110400.007.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69808,69687,37326,33117,36113],"class_list":["post-2527362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-criminal-complaint","tag-daycare-fraud","tag-minnesota-politics","tag-political-scandal","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-31T110400.007.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527362"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527366,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527362\/revisions\/2527366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}