Feds launch ‘massive’ investigation after viral video alleges Minnesota daycare fraud | 29 Dec 2025 | Federal authorities were conducting a “massive” investigation in Minnesota on Monday, days after a video posted online by an independent journalist on alleged fraud involving daycare centers. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were on the ground in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X. Still reeling from a $250M fraud scheme in which several people have been charged, Minnesota was thrust into the spotlight again this weekend after independent journalist Nick Shirley on Friday posted a 42-minute video on YouTube, documenting visits to several daycare centers in the blue state. In one clip, Shirley and a man are seen at what appears to be a largely inactive childcare facility. The building also displays a misspelled sign reading “Quality Learing Center,” even though the center reportedly is supposed to account for 99 children and received roughly $4 million in state funds.