The FBI is investigating large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs in Minnesota, Director Kash Patel said. The agency has deployed personnel and resources to the state to dismantle the operations.

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A resurfaced 2023 post by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced raises for child care providers. It resurfaced amid allegations of massive fraud in Somali-run Minneapolis daycares linked to millions in state funds.

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YouTuber Nick Shirley appeared on Fox News to discuss his investigation into Somali fraud in Minnesota, saying there better be accountability.

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A McDonald's in Minneapolis is keeping its dining room doors locked, allowing only drive-thru and delivery service. The franchise owner cited ongoing safety concerns and trespassing amid the area's high violent crime rate.

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Homeland Security agents are conducting door-to-door checks at suspected fraud sites in Minneapolis, vowing answers and arrests for any abuse of taxpayer funds, per DHS.

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Lawrence, Massachusetts, Mayor De Peña said he entered the U.S. by boat, or "en yola," a flimsy vessel commonly used to illegally enter the country.

There is no lawful immigration pathway that involves arriving by yola; U.S. law requires inspection and admission at a designated port of entry.

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Ilhan Omar's husband’s venture capital firm quietly removed the names and bios of nine officers and advisers from its website between Sept. and Oct. 2025.

The move comes as Omar faces questions about the couple's reported wealth surge to up to $30 million amid a massive welfare fraud scheme in her state.

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A naturalized migrant trucker from Africa crashed into a stopped minivan in Virginia, killing three people, including a toddler. He faces three counts of involuntary manslaughter.

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Quality "Learing" Center, a Minneapolis daycare suspected of fraud, was seen packed with kids entering, but a local resident called it usually a "ghost town" with an empty lot, saying they'd never seen children there and thought it permanently closed.

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Resurfaced 2015 footage from a Minneapolis day care shows Somalis briefly signing in children before leaving moments later, enabling fraudulent billing of Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program. The clips reemerged amid claims of widespread fraud at Somali-run facilities.

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A HUD report found $5.8B in questionable rental assistance payments in fiscal 2024 under Biden, including aid to nearly 30,000 dead tenants and thousands of potential non-citizens. Heavy concentrations of suspicious payments occurred in New York, California and D.C.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has frozen all federal child care payments to Minnesota amid widespread fraud allegations, demanded a full audit of the state's day care centers, launched a fraud-reporting hotline, and warned that perpetrators should expect prosecution.

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Nearly three years after transgender shooter Audrey Hale killed six people at Nashville’s private Christian elementary school, the FBI released Hale’s writings citing the school as predominantly White and citing hatred of Christians as key motives.

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Australian nationalist Joel Davis has been locked up in 24 hour isolation, denied basic amenities, and has had meals withheld on multiple occasions, all while on remand over a Telegram post.

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In Illinois, companies registered to Indian owners have secured about 42% of all $5 million federal SBA loans, totaling at least $85 million — despite Indians comprising just roughly 2% of the state's population.

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A manager at a Somali-owned daycare in Minneapolis claimed a break-in resulted in stolen enrollment and employee documents amid ongoing federal fraud investigations into Minnesota childcare centers. Police said no items were missing.

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Addresses registered as Somali-operated day cares in Washington state that received hundreds of thousands in taxpayer subsidies are turning out to be high-value private homes often around $500,000 with no visible evidence of child care operations, according to independent journalists' on-site checks.

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U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson has restored legal protection from deportation for more than 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal — the same judge who, in July, initially sought to block the Trump administration's efforts to end their Temporary Protected Status.

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Kriya Therapeutics, run by Vivek Ramaswamy's brother Shankar, has raised over $1.2 billion in funding without any successful clinical trials, mirroring the capital-first approach of Vivek's Axovant scheme.

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