The Department of Justice says that the FBI is carrying out a series of search warrants in Minnesota as part of an ongoing fraud investigation.
A Justice Department spokesperson said the FBI was working with federal, state and local law enforcement on Tuesday morning.
According to a law enforcement source, 22 federal search warrants were executed in Minnesota.
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HSI, in cooperation with its federal, state and local law enforcement partners, engaged in court-authorized law enforcement operations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. For reasons of operational security and for the safety of our agents, we will not comment further at this time. pic.twitter.com/jAJjEUml1H
— Homeland Security Investigations (@HSI_HQ) April 28, 2026
“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” a Justice Department spokesperson said.
A law enforcement source said this is not an immigration enforcement operation.
The Minnesota Department of Youth, Children and Families (DCYF), the state agency that oversees day care licensing, said the search warrants executed on Tuesday “are a result of state, county, and federal agencies working together to root out fraud and hold bad actors accountable.”
“The Department of Children, Youth, and Families, works every day to protect program integrity,” DCYF said in a statement. “We are pleased to see the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and our federal partners taking strong action based on information we have shared with them. We will continue sharing information with law enforcement to ensure they are able to conduct thorough criminal investigations.”
Republican lawmakers in Congress and at the Minnesota State Capitol placed the blame for fraud on DFL Gov. Tim Walz.
“The legacy of Tim Walz is a legacy of fraud,” Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks said. “When Walz took office in 2019, reports of massive childcare fraud began exploding across the headlines. Seven years later, Minnesota is still grappling with systemic abuse; not only in childcare, but in housing assistance, support for vulnerable adults, medical transportation, and more.”
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer noted that “Quality Learing Center,” one of the facilities featured in a viral video on purported day care fraud last year, was among the locations that were raided on Tuesday.
“REMINDER! @Tim_Walz, this happened on your watch. How do you let taxpayer dollars go to a scam education center that’s title isn’t even spelled correctly?” Emmer posted on X, formerly Twitter.
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