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FBI surged resources to MN over daycare fraud claims: Kash Patel

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The FBI went into overdrive to investigate suspected fraud at nearly a dozen Minnesota social services after a YouTube video purporting to show day care facilities that aren’t operational but receiving state and federal funding went viral over the weekend. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that he was aware of the video, created by right-wing influencer Nick Shirley, but insisted the FBI had already “surged” investigative resources and personnel to Minnesota as part of its ongoing fraud investigation that has largely targeted Somali immigrants. “The FBI believes this is just the tip of a very large iceberg,” Patel posted Sunday on X. Meanwhile, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office defended its ongoing efforts to crack down on fraud when it was asked about the video. “The governor has worked for years to crack down on fraud and ask the state legislature for more authority to take aggressive action,” a spokesperson for the governor’s office said in an email. “He has strengthened oversight

Add NBC News to Google DHS investigators going door-to-door at “suspected fraud sites” in Minneapolis 02:00 Get more news on Share Add NBC News to Google Dec. 29, 2025, 6:17 PM EST / Updated Dec. 30, 2025, 5:54 PM EST By Corky Siemaszko and David Ingram The FBI went into overdrive to investigate suspected fraud at nearly a dozen Minnesota social services after a YouTube video purporting to show day care facilities that aren’t operational but receiving state and federal funding went viral over the weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusi

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