Viral video prompts DHS investigation into Minnesota fraud
December 30, 2025
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as posted by the channelMinnesota officials revealed Monday the state is taking a second look at several day care centers featured in a now viral YouTube fraud investigation but say past visits and investigations uncovered no hard evidence of fraud.
In the video, YouTuber Nick Shirley claimed to uncover $110 million in fraud during a visit to 10 day care centers in Minnesota.
The video has since spread rapidly in online circles and has led to a statement from FBI Director Kash Patel over the weekend and "door to door" day care checks by Homeland Security investigators in Minnesota on Monday.
Speaking on Monday, Department of Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Tikki Brown addressed the video directly.
Brown says each of the 10 facilities featured in the YouTube video has been visited at least once by the state over the last six months as part of standard licensing checks. Now, Brown says the state is now reviewing each site again to check on the claims raised in the YouTube video.
DCYF officials say they currently have 55 open investigations to related to the Child Care Assistance Program.
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