"The news comes after right-wing Youtuber Nick Shirley went viral for videos accusing Somali people in Minneapolis of deceptively collecting Medicaid grants to run fraudulent daycares. While some child care fraud has been uncovered in places like Minnesota, investigators have debunked most of Shirley's videos, noting that he visited many of the daycare centers during irregular hours before claiming they don't offer the services advertised."
"The videos have prompted the Trump administration to push additional unfounded assertions of fraud - more recently, federal officials claimed that fraud in Minnesota could be as high as $9 billion over the past seven years. But that estimate is not based on any substantiated evidence, and state officials say fraud has been found in the tens of millions - not billions - of dollars."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced initiatives aimed at combating supposed benefit fraud as the administration links the issue to escalated immigration enforcement in Democratic-led cities. Right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley posted viral videos accusing Somali people in Minneapolis of deceptively collecting Medicaid grants to run fraudulent daycares. Investigators have debunked most of those videos, noting Shirley visited many daycare centers during irregular hours before claiming services were not offered. Federal officials alleged Minnesota fraud could total as much as $9 billion over seven years, a figure state officials say lacks evidence and that verified fraud totals in the tens of millions. The administration is using those claims to justify expanded federal immigration actions, and Bessent indicated restricting some immigrants from sending money abroad.
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