COMMENTARY: Minnesota fraud led to billions stolen from autism and food Programs
Nearly 90 individuals in Minnesota, predominantly Somali’s, have been convicted or pled guilty in connection to a brazen scam to defraud the American taxpayer of billions of dollars. Funds that were earmarked for children with autism and to feed struggling families were diverted into the pockets of Somali pirates to bankroll lavish lifestyles and extravagant […]
WAGOP Chair accuse AG Brown and Sen Wellman of shielding fraudsters in childcare scandal
BELLEVUE—Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh criticized Democratic officials for their responses to an expanding federal investigation into alleged childcare fraud, accusing them of siding with potential wrongdoers over taxpayers amid claims the schemes have spread from Minnesota to states including Washington. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a nationwide probe into […]
HHS activates Defend the Spend system, evidence now required for ACF childcare payments to combat fraud
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a press statement released today, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill, alongside Assistant Secretary Alex Adams who oversees the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced the immediate freeze of all federal child care payments to Minnesota and nationwide activation of the Defend the Spend system amid allegations of widespread fraud in child care […]
