A fraudulent Minnesota daycare center that received over one million dollars in government funding had a phone number on its business registration that rang directly into Governor Tim Walz's office, according to explosive findings detailed in a Next News Network investigation that is sending shockwaves through Washington.
The discovery came after citizen journalist Nick Shirley conducted a viral investigation, visiting fifty daycare facilities across Minneapolis and finding zero children at any location – morning, afternoon, or night. Yet these empty buildings were collectively pulling in approximately $2.5 million per year per location in taxpayer-funded childcare assistance.
Homeland Security Calls It 'Largest Theft in U.S. History'
Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller has gone public with stunning accusations, calling the fraud network "the largest theft of taxpayer funds in United States history" and stating he believes "the state government of Minnesota is one hundred percent complicit."
"This is not a pundit on cable news. This is someone inside the national security apparatus making that charge," reported Gary Franchi of Next News Network.
The investigation has revealed direct ties between convicted fraudsters from the Feeding Our Future scheme and top Minnesota Democrats, including Governor Walz, Representative Ilhan Omar, Secretary of State Steve Simon, and Senator Tina Smith.
Whistleblowers Ignored for Over a Decade
Perhaps most damning is the revelation that whistleblowers raised alarms about this fraud twelve years ago, flagging $100 million in questionable spending. No one was fired. No one was prosecuted. When COVID hit and oversight evaporated, the fraud exploded to unprecedented levels.
The Quality Learning Center alone was investigated more than a dozen times, accumulated 95 violations, and still received over $8 million in funding. Someone inside the system was protecting these operations.
Investigation Expands as Officials Demand Answers
Senator Ron Johnson has declared this is "just the tip of the iceberg," while Congressman James Comer is demanding Minnesota officials testify under oath. Elon Musk has characterized the scheme as "industrial scale fraud."
The investigation has now spread to Michigan, where House Republicans uncovered another $5 billion fraud scheme involving over 4,000 phantom jobs allegedly created to launder funds.
After Shirley's video garnered 93 million views, reports emerged that some fake daycares began trucking children in to create the appearance of legitimacy – a desperate move that only underscores the depth of the conspiracy.
Governor Walz has responded by labeling investigators "white supremacists," while police were called on Shirley simply for asking questions. But with six more people now charged and federal investigators circling, the walls appear to be closing in on what may prove to be the most explosive government fraud scandal in American history.