The $22 billion daycare scam how Minnesota became America’s fraud capital
Empty buildings. Fake enrollments. Texts about buying mansions in Nairobi — sent from a Dubai vacation. The FBI just raided 22 daycares. Investigators say this was an open secret for years.
The Fraud Files · Fox News · May 1, 2026
MN fraud estimate $19B
COVID fraud found $22B+
Daycares raided 22
PPP loans (Planned Parenthood) $90M
There’s a daycare in Minnesota called the Quality Learning Center. Neighbors will tell you it’s been empty for as long as anyone can remember. No kids coming or going, no teachers, no noise — just a building sitting there, collecting government money. The FBI just raided it anyway. Along with 21 others just like it.
