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   (NewsNation) — The Department of Homeland Security is going door-to-door   
   as it continues to investigate fraud in Minnesota.   
      
   Local and federal authorities are ramping up investigations after dozens   
   of people have already been convicted or pleaded guilty, with more   
   facing federal charges for diverting money from programs including   
   childhood nutrition, housing assistance and services for people with   
   autism.   
      
   Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted a video showing agents   
   speaking to someone at a local business.   
      
   Homeland Security Investigations @ICEGov are on the ground in   
   Minneapolis right now conducting a massive investigation on childcare   
   and other rampant fraud.   
      
   More coming. pic.twitter.com/wmQ1x0t4Sc   
      
   — Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) December 29, 2025   
   The scrutiny follows a viral video by YouTuber Nick Shirley, who claims   
   to have uncovered $110 million in fraud tied to state child care   
   subsidies, showing daycare centers that appeared empty despite receiving   
   public funds.   
      
   State officials say that all locations in the video were inspected   
   within the past six months and are being revisited, as federal agencies,   
   including DHS, ICE, the FBI, and the Small Business Administration,   
   launch parallel investigations.   
      
   DHS also posted on X, saying agents were going to suspected fraud sites   
   in Minneapolis.   
      
   DHS is on the ground in Minneapolis, going DOOR TO DOOR at suspected   
   fraud sites.   
      
   The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being   
   used and ARRESTS when abuse is found. Under the leadership of @Sec_Noem,   
   DHS is working to deliver results. pic.twitter.com/7XtRflv36b   
      
   — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 29, 2025   
   The social media posts each included a short clip of two federal   
   investigators, who were wearing “Police HSI” uniforms, asking   
   individuals who appeared to be employees about the business dealings at   
   their respective workplaces.   
      
   The video drew the ire of several members of the Trump administration   
   and much of President Trump’s conservative base, who claimed Minnesota   
   Gov. Tim Walz (D) failed to adequately crack down on fraud — allegations   
   the governor’s office adamantly rejects.   
      
   Earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced they were   
   significantly broadening an investigation into fraud of Minnesota’s   
   social services programs that previously focused on three safety net   
   programs run by state agencies.   
      
   Now, prosecutors say they are looking into suspicious billing practices   
   in 14 Medicaid-funded programs, The New York Times reported, adding that   
   authorities say a preliminary assessment suggests that more than half of   
   the $18 billion in taxpayer funding spent on the programs was likely   
   stolen.   
      
   All but eight of the 86 people previously charged in connection to the   
   fraud are of Somali ancestry, the Times previously reported, citing   
   prosecutors. As prosecutors expanded their investigation this month,   
   they charged another six people in connection to the fraud, bringing the   
   total to 92 people.   
      
   Some Minnesota officials have expressed concern about the narrow   
   targeting of the Somali community, especially as the Trump   
   administration has highlighted the fraud scandal as part of its   
   crackdown on immigration in the community.   
      
   Walz has criticized the Trump administration’s actions but has   
   maintained that anyone committing fraud should go to prison.   
      
   Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the   
   agency would be pausing funding to the state.   
      
   “SBA is pausing annual funding to Minnesota while we investigate $430   
   million in suspected PPP fraud across the state. This Admin will not   
   continue to hand out blank checks to fraudsters – and we will not rest   
   until we clean up the criminal networks that have been stealing from   
   American taxpayers,” she said on X.   
      
   Authorities are still calculating the cost of fraud in the state, where   
   they say entire businesses were set up for the purposes of defrauding   
   federally funded programs dedicated to things like childcare, housing   
   and autism support. There have already been 92 people charged.   
      
   The state receives $18 billion in federal dollars for such programs.   
      
   “I’m sure everyone is wondering how much of this $18 billion was fraud,”   
      
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