Bondi Comments On Fraud Investigations

By
Mark Stevens
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It started as whispers — quiet suspicions, murmured warnings, hushed questions about how certain childcare centers in Minnesota, many linked to Somali operators, could possibly be raking in millions in taxpayer dollars while appearing utterly deserted. But now, what was once a murky concern has erupted into a full-blown scandal, with billions — yes, billions — of dollars allegedly siphoned from federal and state programs through elaborate fraud schemes involving everything from Medicare abuse to fictitious daycare centers and ghost-run food aid operations.


At the center of this storm? A 42-minute YouTube video by independent journalist Nick Shirley, whose on-the-ground reporting peeled back the layers of this increasingly unbelievable story. Shirley, camera in hand, visited daycare after daycare — facilities supposedly bursting with enrolled children — only to find empty parking lots, locked doors, and total silence. Not exactly the picture you’d expect from centers billing the state for tens of thousands of meals, educational hours, and child care services per month.

Shirley’s exposé didn’t just rack up views. It rattled the system.

His video caught the attention of federal authorities, and soon after, the FBI confirmed they were surging investigative resources into Minnesota. According to sources close to the investigation, the video may have accelerated the timeline on pending federal action — the final nudge that pulled the curtain back on a house of cards long overdue for collapse.


Now, we’re seeing the first fallout: Attorney General Pam Bondi has confirmed that the Department of Justice is issuing its first wave of indictments. And this is only the beginning. Bondi revealed that the schemes being unraveled are expansive — stretching across multiple industries, nonprofit fronts, and taxpayer-funded aid programs. Her team is treating the case like a “criminal ecosystem,” one in which fraudulent operators have exploited weak oversight and weaponized social networks to launder taxpayer money into personal gain — and in some cases, funnel it overseas.

Yes, even to foreign terrorist groups like Al-Shabaab, according to ongoing investigations by the Treasury Department.


This isn’t just about bureaucratic failure. It’s about willful blindness, and in some cases, open retaliation. Whistleblowers inside Minnesota’s government allege they were punished, demoted, or pushed out after trying to raise alarms about these operations. And while the state’s top officials — including Gov. Tim Walz — now admit that Minnesota “attracts criminals,” they’re also quick to scold anyone who draws attention to the criminal networks that have taken root under their watch.

Meanwhile, the so-called “childcare centers” caught on tape? Some are now scrambling to explain themselves, while others are eerily silent. But the video doesn’t lie — and neither do the numbers.


This is a scandal of breathtaking scale. And if early indictments are any indication, what’s coming next may very well reshape how America thinks about fraud, immigration, and accountability in the welfare state. What began as a grassroots investigation is turning into one of the largest fraud crackdowns in modern U.S. history.

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