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| Somali-run Minneapolis daycare claims enrollment documents were stolen amid exploding fraud scandal |
| 2026-01-01 |
| [DM] A Somali-run Minneapolis daycare center announced that enrollment documents were stolen amid an alleged break-in just days after a viral video claimed childcare businesses in the city were stealing government funds. Nasrulah Mohamed, a manager at Nokomis Daycare Center, told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday that the building was broken into, vandalized, and enrollment documents were stolen. The Minneapolis Police Department confirmed that a break-in occurred at the center's address, but a preliminary report found that nothing was stolen. A subsequent report detailed the items Mohamed said were taken. Mohamed said at the press conference that he and another manager were called to the facility early Tuesday morning and discovered that a wall had been damaged and documents stored in a file cabinet were missing from the office. They included child enrollment information, employee documentation and checkbooks. A Somali-American website, Tusmo Times, shared a video of the vandalism to the building, which depicted a damaged door and wall. The attention on Somali-run daycares in Minnesota skyrocketed when YouTuber Nick Shirley released a viral video claiming the centers were using the business as a front to collect federal funds and weren't actually caring for children. He visited multiple Somali-run daycares in the Minneapolis area and alleged that they were empty because they weren't in operation. The video included several contentious interactions between Shirley and employees at the daycare centers. Many of the centers featured in the video have denied Shirley's allegations, claiming the businesses were closed when he arrived or that his information was incorrect. Nokomis wasn't featured in Shirley's video and there's no suggestion of impropriety related to the facility, but Mohamed claimed the center is receiving hate due to the YouTuber's allegations. The daycare center has limited violations and has a total capacity of up to 71 children, according to the Department of Human Services. Nokomis had two violations from its last inspection in October: failing to provide documentation for a teacher and failing to comply with nutritional requirements. Mohamed told reporters at a press conference that the alleged break-in was 'devastating news' and they didn't know why their community was being targeted. 'One video made by a specific individual made this all happen,' he added. Mohamed said employees at Nokomis were receiving hateful messages and voicemails following Shirley's viral video. 'The rhetoric of the video seeks to promote division and hate towards the Somali community, which has real life consequences as evidenced by the damage sustained by the center,' the daycare added in a press release. As Mohamed spoke, supporters stood behind him with signs that read, 'Racism has NO place in childcare,' and 'No childcare = No workforce.' Mary Solheim, a director at a local daycare center in Minnesota, also spoke at the press conference to denounce the alleged break-in. She added that the incident was a result of the 'inflammatory rhetoric coming from the constant barrage of harassment from not only the current federal administration, but Minnesota legislators as well.' Solheim called Shirley a 'random YouTube personality' and slammed his video for contributing to hate and fear towards the Somali community. She also urged the federal government to end the freeze on childcare funds for Minnesota. The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday that federal child care funding for Minnesota would freeze amid fraud allegations. Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill announced the freeze on social media, writing that the department has launched a fraud-reporting hotline and demanded an audit from Governor Tim Walz's administration on the individuals in Shirley's video. O'Neill added that all payments from the Administration for Children and Families will now require justification and a receipt or photo evidence to receive money. The scandal is now the second one plaguing the Somali community in Minnesota. The FBI previously announced that $250 million was allegedly stolen by sham vendors laundering money intended for food aid. Prosecutors convicted 57 defendants in the case, most of whom were of Somali descent. FBI Director Kash Patel said the case was 'just the tip of a very large iceberg' of fraud in Minnesota. However, Minnesota lawmakers have hit back at the federal administration, claiming that allegations of fraud were a guise to defund social services programs. 'This is Trump’s long game. We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters,' Walz wrote on X. 'It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along. He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans.' 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