The Department of Justice says that the FBI is finishing up a sequence of search warrants in Minnesota as a part of an ongoing fraud investigation.
A Justice Department spokesperson stated the FBI was working with federal, state and native regulation enforcement on Tuesday morning.
According to a regulation enforcement supply, 22 federal search warrants have been executed in Minnesota.
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“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” a Justice Department spokesperson stated.
A regulation enforcement supply stated this isn’t an immigration enforcement operation.
The Minnesota Department of Youth, Children and Families (DCYF), the state company that oversees day care licensing, stated the search warrants executed on Tuesday “are a result of state, county, and federal agencies working together to root out fraud and hold bad actors accountable.”
“The Department of Children, Youth, and Families, works every day to protect program integrity,” DCYF stated in an announcement. “We are pleased to see the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and our federal partners taking strong action based on information we have shared with them. We will continue sharing information with law enforcement to ensure they are able to conduct thorough criminal investigations.”
Republican lawmakers in Congress and on the Minnesota State Capitol positioned the blame for fraud on DFL Gov. Tim Walz.
“The legacy of Tim Walz is a legacy of fraud,” Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks stated. “When Walz took office in 2019, reports of massive childcare fraud began exploding across the headlines. Seven years later, Minnesota is still grappling with systemic abuse; not only in childcare, but in housing assistance, support for vulnerable adults, medical transportation, and more.”
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer famous that “Quality Learing Center,” one of many amenities featured in a viral video on purported day care fraud final 12 months, was among the many places that have been raided on Tuesday.
“REMINDER! @Tim_Walz, this happened on your watch. How do you let taxpayer dollars go to a scam education center that’s title isn’t even spelled correctly?” Emmer (*22*), previously Twitter.
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