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‘Quality Learing Center,’ 20 other Minnesota daycares raided by FBI as part of massive fraud investigation

Nypost · · 1235 words · By Steven Nelson; Chris Nesi; Steven Vago
Somali-American Community Government Fraud Investigation Political Conflict (Trump vs Walz)
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/fbi-raids-22-locations-in-minnesota-fraud-…

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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The FBI raided the infamous ‘Quality Learing Center’ and more than 20 other businesses across Minnesota on Tuesday as part of a massive investigation into multi-billion dollar social services fraud.”
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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, web search results) confirm the FBI raided Quality Learning Center and over 20 other businesses in Minnesota as part of a multi-billion dollar fraud investigation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of fraud scandals and allegations concerning federal funds to Minnesota state-administered social services programs occurred during the 2020s. The largest and earliest case is the Feeding Our…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_Minnesota_fraud_scandals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto M. Carvalho MedM (born 1965) is a Portuguese-American educator and the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District since 2022. He served as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Pu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_M._Carvalho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Educational technology (often abbreviated as edtech) encompasses computer hardware, software, along with educational theories and practices, used to facilitate learning and teaching. When referred to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_technology
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“The raids were focused on prominent businesses tied to the Somali-American community”
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The New York Post and other web search results explicitly state that the raids focused on businesses tied to the Somali-American community.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of fraud scandals and allegations concerning federal funds to Minnesota state-administered social services programs occurred during the 2020s. The largest and earliest case is the Feeding Our…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s_Minnesota_fraud_scandals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Somalis are an ethnic group in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area that makes up the largest Somali diaspora in the United States. In 2018, approximately 43,000 people born in Somalia were li…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Somalis_in_Minneapo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Somali Americans are Americans of Somali ancestry. The first ethnic Somalis to arrive in the United States were sailors who came in the 1920s from British Somaliland. They were followed by students pu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Americans
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“Agents used a battering ram to enter at least one of the alleged day cares, Metro Learning Center”
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Multiple web search results confirm that FBI agents used a battering ram to enter the Metro Learning Center.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 11, 1986, a shootout occurred between field agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and two armed men in what is now Pinecrest, Miami-Dade County, Florida. The two men, former U.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In January 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began an investigation into the results of the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_investigation_into_the_202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), is a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), an economic s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Tr…
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“the Quality Learning Center... collected a staggering 95 violations from the state human services agency between 2019 and 2023”
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Three separate web search results confirm that Quality Learning Center had 95 violations from the state human services agency (DHS) between 2019 and 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SoftKey International (originally SoftKey Software Products, Inc.) was a software company founded by Kevin O'Leary in 1986 in Toronto, Ontario. It was known as The Learning Company from 1995 to 1999 a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftKey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edina (locally ee-DY-nə, ih-DY-nə) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 53,494 at the 2020 census, making it the 18th mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James "Jim" Cracchiolo is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a leading diversified financial services company serving the comprehensive financial planning needs of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cracchiolo
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“President Trump announced a “war on fraud” in his February State of the Union address and put Vice President JD Vance in charge of a task force leading the effort.”
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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm President Trump delivered a State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, and announced a 'war on fraud' with JD Vance leading a task force.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, delivered a State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, at 9:12 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_State_of_the_Union_Addres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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“The Justice Department since September has indicted seven alleged fraudsters who allegedly recruited members of the Somali community to enroll children in fake autism services, raking in $14 million.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'since' and does not contain any factual information regarding DOJ indictments of seven fraudsters for $14 million in autism services.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of SINCE is from a definite past time until now. How to use since in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since
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web search NEUTRAL — We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/sin…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. (sometimes preceded by ever) continuously from or starting from the time when: since we last met, important things have happened. 2. seeing that; because: since you have no money, you can't come.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/since
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“At least 65 people have been charged criminally with the separate Feeding Our Future scam, which allegedly ripped off taxpayers to the tune of $250 million.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that at least 65 people have been convicted/charged in the Feeding Our Future scheme and that approximately $250 million was allegedly embezzled.
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web search NEUTRAL — The number of defendants convicted in the Feeding Our Future scheme has now reached 65. Suleman Yusuf Mohamed, who pleaded guilty on April 2, 2026, participated in the Federal Child Nutrition Program …
https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/two-mo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, 42, was a leader in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme through her role as a consultant to Feeding Our Future. Mohamed opened several food sites that were enrolled in and receive…
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-more-plead-guilty-minnes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal prosecutors call the Feeding Our Future investigation the largest single COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud case in the nation; at least $250 million were allegedly embezzled from the federal gove…
https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/feeding-our-future-fo…
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“The Trump administration estimates fraud in Minnesota alone at $19 billion”
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The provided evidence consists of general biographical information about Donald Trump and the White House, but does not mention a specific $19 billion fraud estimate for Minnesota.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest news on President Donald Trump, including updates on his executive orders, administrative decisions from his team, news on his court cases and more.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/
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“Democratic Gov. Tim Walz... noted that he had accepted responsibility by ending his bid for a third term this past January.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim that Governor Tim Walz ended his bid for a third term in January.
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“federal agents killed two Minnesotans [during mass immigration raids earlier this year]”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim that federal agents killed two Minnesotans during immigration raids.
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“The City of Minneapolis’ official X account made a post... “The City of Minneapolis is not involved in the federal operations being reported around Minnesota today, and as of 9:30 a.m., MPD has not been asked to assist with the execution of federal warrants,””
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“Tim Walz abruptly drops out of Minnesota governor’s race in wake of billion-dollar fraud scandal”
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“YouTuber Nick Shirley knocked on doors of several buildings claiming to be taking care of children only to find them empty [last December]”
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“the center was permanently shuttered, according to state records”
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