Posted on 01/02/2026 8:46:00 PM PST by Morgana
Minnesota officials have less than one week to provide the Trump administration with information about providers and parents who receive federal child care funds or risk losing potentially millions of dollars in federal funding, state officials said Friday.
In an email sent Friday to child care providers shared with The Associated Press by a number of providers, Minnesota's Department of Children, Youth, and Families said it has until Jan. 9 to provide a set of verifying information about recipients.
The announcement earlier this week by the Trump administration that it would freeze child care funds to Minnesota and the rest of the states comes after a series of fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers, many run by Somalis and Somali Americans.
The move came after a right-wing influencer alleged there were widespread abuses.
The Administration for Children and Families, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, provides $185 million in child care funds annually to Minnesota, federal officials have said.
The email instructed providers and families who rely on the frozen federal child care program to continue the program's "licensing and certification requirements and practices as usual."
It does not say that recipients themselves need to take any action or provide any information.
"We recognize the alarm and questions this has raised," the email said. "We found out about the freezing of funds at the same time everyone else did on social media."
The state agency added that it "did not receive a formal communication from the federal government until late Tuesday night," which was after HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill posted about the freeze on X.
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Get data on the fraud in 1 week, my left testicle.
Hell, they will still carrying water for them and arresting any one that gathers evidence of fraud.
Good luck with that.
So what happens if they don’t provide data within that time?
The catch is they agreed to comply one minute after the full unredacted Epstein files are released. They’re negotiating to make it one minute after the secret UFO files are declassified, too.
Meanwhile the officials have time for some beach relaxation in the Caribbean. ποΈ
RE: So what happens if they donβt provide data within that time?
Let’s be above board about it. It’s cruel and unfair to inflict the language in the NY Times letter that will ensue. They shudder to think about it.
“So what happens if they donβt provide data within that time?”
How about this?
Feds go in, shut them down, make arrests and ICE deports them all on the spot.
“The catch is they agreed to comply one minute after the full unredacted Epstein files ...”
all this Somali shit is to make us forget about the Epstein files, and it’s working for a while. However don’t be fooled those files will come back like a case of herpes to haunt people.
Look up the legal standard for "shocks the conscience" and write your stories from this perspective.
-PJ
Or else what?
I’d very much like to see that much happen, but I’m not holding my breath.
“Minnesota officials”
Or what? Freezing funds doesn’t have any effect and the “officials” they will get will be below GS-3. All the state will do is file a counter suite, find a liberal appointed judge to freeze the funds holding, and tie the damn thing up in court until after the midterm. And by the time the demanded info reaches anyone they will settle and the Somali’s will be in another state, with new names and a new fund to steal from. No jail, no blame on anyone important enough, and it will just go somewhere else.
wy69
“So what happens if they donβt provide data within that time?”
Whether they provide the data or not President Trump is going to wrap them around the axle for the next three years.
Unless there is a nuclear war or equivalent this is the Trump card for 2026 and beyond.
Can Trump make this stick to the democrats? I say yes; he is pretty good on the campaign trail.
I am surprised he (Trump) hasn’t said more already. He may be just setting the hook.
In Before A Federal Judge-King reverses the government’s suspension of the fraud payments.
Either they provide the requested information or they get all federal funding yanked a week from today.
1 week more than I would give them. After all this time.
If the programs were well-managed, 72 hours would have been plenty. A few clicks to run pre-programmed reports and BINGO! Done.
Or effing what. Throw little Timmy in general prison population and deport Ohmar and her brother. STTFU, please and Thankyou Mr Trump.
“a right-wing influencer “
Seriously, Newsmax? Using the leftists meme surely doesn’t help.
The series of fraud schemes run by the Somalis have worked quit well--to the tune of billions of dollars of American tax-payer money going into the pockets of Dem politicians, Somali grifters,and Muslim terror groups fighting in Africa.
Even AI, inthe form of Search Assist--can help paint the larger picture of this deep but wide-spread criminal activity infesting American politics.
Here's an example with some added context:
AI Search Assist
Yes, similar fraudulent activities, such as inflated meal counts and the use of fake sites, could potentially occur in the context of the current Somali daycare fraud investigation in Minnesota. Hereβs how these actions might manifest in this scenario:
Possible Fraudulent Activities
Inflated Meal Counts:
Application: Somali daycares could falsely report the number of meals provided to children to secure additional government funding.
Consequences: This could lead to substantial overpayments based on exaggerated claims of service, similar to the Feeding Our Future scheme.
Use of Fake Sites:
Application: Some Somali daycare facilities might establish fictitious operations or meal distribution programs that never actually serve any children.
Consequences: This would allow for fraudulent claims of Somali feeding programs that donβt exist, drawing funds away from legitimate childcare services.
Other Potential Fraudulent Activities
Beyond these two, other fraudulent actions could similarly be carried out:
Misappropriation of Funds: Funds received for childcare services by Somali organizations might be diverted for personal use or unrelated business ventures.
Collusion:
Individual Somalis and Democratic politicians could conspire to submit false claims or to cover for each otherβs fraudulent activities.
False Documentation:
Fictitious records could be created to substantiate these fraudulent claims, adding layers of deception.
Contextual Importance
The ongoing investigation demonstrates heightened scrutiny on such activities, meaning that those involved may face severe consequences if similar fraudulent practices are discovered.
If you have further questions or want to explore this topic more deeply, feel free to ask!
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