{"id":28405,"date":"2025-12-28T13:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T13:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28405"},"modified":"2025-12-28T13:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T13:20:46","slug":"another-day-another-chapter-drops-in-story-of-massive-fraud-in-tim-walzs-somali-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=28405","title":{"rendered":"Another Day, Another Chapter Drops In Story Of Massive Fraud In Tim Walz\u2019s Somali Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-featured\">\n<div class=\"featured\">\n<figure class=\"image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-bunyad-main-uc size-bunyad-main-uc no-lazy skip-lazy wp-post-image\" title=\"Another Day, Another Chapter Drops In Story Of Massive Fraud In Tim Walz\u2019s Somali Community\" src=\"https:\/\/usajournal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/tim-walz-e1725297968228.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"the-post s-post-modern\">\n<article id=\"post-21928\" class=\"post-21928 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-corruption tag-fraud tag-somalis tag-tim-walz\">\n<div class=\"post-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p>A viral video drawing attention to the Quality Learning Center in Minneapolis has renewed concerns about alleged fraud in Minnesota\u2019s taxpayer-funded child care system under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<p>The footage, posted on social media by independent videographer Nick Shirley, shows a striking disconnect between state paperwork and reality on the ground. The daycare \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/misspelled-learning-center-no-children-inside-emmer-presses-walz-over-minnesota-daycare-tied-4m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which Fox News reports<\/a>\u00a0is licensed to care for up to 99 children \u2014 had zero children, raising fresh questions about how such facilities continue to receive approval and public funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no one here,\u201d Shirley says in the video. At one point, he and another man approach the building, prompting a woman \u2018demonstrator\u2019 there to shout to others, \u201cDon\u2019t open up. It\u2019s ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo away. You\u2019re not welcome here. Shame on you,\u201d she screams.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2004609103885414514&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Fanother-day-another-chapter%2F&amp;sessionId=011a289da4edde16d11dbd315733b2465f5646a9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2004609103885414514\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shirley observes that, based on his findings, the center received a significant amount of taxpayer money in the fiscal year 2025, yet they couldn\u2019t even make the effort to spell \u201clearning\u201d correctly on their sign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you in favor of $1.9 million going illegally\/fraudulently to this business that [is called] \u2018Quality Learning Center\u2019 but can\u2019t spell \u2018learning\u2019 right on the door?\u201d he asks.<\/p>\n<p>The woman\u2019s comments reflect a staggering \u2014 and entirely predictable \u2014 level of ignorance. It is unclear whether she has any connection to the daycare or is simply another left-wing activist rushing to shield an operation that appears indefensible. Either way, the exchange captures a familiar pattern: voters who uncritically back politicians who waste or misuse taxpayer dollars, then feign surprise when public funds are siphoned off and accountability is nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy has now reached Capitol Hill. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) publicly challenged Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, demanding answers about how taxpayer money was distributed to a child care center that appeared to have little or no activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c4 million dollars of hard-earned tax dollars going to an education center that can\u2019t even spell learning correctly. Care to explain this one, Tim Walz?\u201d Emmer asked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2004631824577036626&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Fanother-day-another-chapter%2F&amp;sessionId=011a289da4edde16d11dbd315733b2465f5646a9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2004631824577036626\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The report mentioned a total disbursement of $4 million to the Quality Learning Center. However, a January report from St. Paul\u2019s ABC affiliate indicated that the daycare had received $7.8 million in federal tax funds since 2019, despite facing regulatory issues.<\/p>\n<p>These regulatory problems included 95 violations over four years from the state human services agency, ranging from failures to keep hazardous items away from children to lacking records for 16 children.<\/p>\n<p>Why are so many Minnesota daycares unable \u2014 or unwilling \u2014 to explain where the children supposedly in their care actually are?<\/p>\n<p>The video has landed amid a much larger fraud scandal involving Minnesota\u2019s Somali community, a case that some observers estimate could total as much as $9 billion in stolen taxpayer funds. Several businesses have been accused of diverting millions of those fraudulently obtained dollars to Al-Shabaab, raising serious national security concerns on top of the financial damage.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley later posted a 43-minute video to YouTube, claiming he uncovered more than $110 million in apparent fraud in a single day by visiting daycare centers and health services buildings that appeared questionable or largely inactive:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid33637\" title=\"I Investigated Minnesota\u2019s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8AulCA1aOQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A different video that went viral on X features Shirley inquiring about rates at a facility housing multiple healthcare firms, but he is consistently turned away (with the exception of one woman) and ultimately has the police summoned on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re getting escorted out right now. The police have arrived,\u201d Shirley says in the video. \u201cWe were checking out the rates, seeing what was happening inside this building. No one would really speak with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2004621787133608004&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fusajournal.news%2F2025%2F12%2F27%2Fanother-day-another-chapter%2F&amp;sessionId=011a289da4edde16d11dbd315733b2465f5646a9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2004621787133608004\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a single afternoon, Shirley has uncovered what appears to be a couple hundred million dollars a year in fraud, and all of it being \u2018laundered\u2019 through Rep. 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