YouTuber to testify before Congress on Minnesota’s massive $9B fraud network investigation

YouTuber and freelance journalist Nick Shirley, left, helped uncover an alleged organized fraud network in Minnesota, which is led by Gov.Tim Walz.(OutKick;Reuters/Tim Evans)

In 2022, federal officials in Minnesota launched an independent investigation into Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit that prosecutors later described as a key driver of what grew into one of the largest COVID-relief fraud schemes on record.

Over the course of the investigation, authorities uncovered an estimated $250 million in fraudulent claims, leading to criminal charges against 78 individuals.Prosecutors have said the total scope of the alleged fraud connected to the operation may ultimately approach $9 billion.

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The hearing will feature testimony from Shirley in addition to Jennifer Larson, CEO of the Holland Autism Center and Clinic, and former Minnesota police officer and former Minnesota fraud investigator Scott Dexter.

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Rep.Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., will be leading the subcommittee hearing targeting fraud in Minnesota.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep.Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will be joining members of the subcommittee during the hearing. 

Rep.Laurel Lee, R-Fla.�s purpose is a matter of “transparency, accountability and safeguards that prevent this kind of abuse from happening again.”

“The scale of fraud uncovered in Minnesota is staggering, and it represents an egregious abuse of federal taxpayer dollars by criminal actors,�“The House Judiciary Committee is committed to exposing the full scope of that fraud, understanding how it was carried out, and ensuring that taxpayer funds intended to help vulnerable Americans are not diverted into the pockets of criminals.”

Quality Learning Center in Minnesota was found at the center of an alleged childcare fraud scandal in the state.

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Tensions in Minnesota rose after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched amassive operationin the state, in an attempt to locate and arrestillegal migrantswho have committed crimes, as well as those who may have contributed to the fraud scandal.

A historic number of ICE agents were deployed to the state, which prompted agitators to clash with federal agents. 

Last week in southMinneapolis, an ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman, later identified as Renee Nicole Good, during a federal enforcement operation after authorities said her vehicle charged toward agents on the street. 

Good’s death sparked widespread protests and unrest in the city in the days that followed.

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Members of law enforcement work the scene following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent during federal immigration operations, Jan.7, in Minneapolis, Minn.(Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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DHS SecretaryKristi Noemdescribed Good’s actions as “domestic terrorism,” claiming she attempted to use her vehicle against federal officers.

DHS alsorevealed Wednesdaythat the officer who shot Good suffered internal bleeding as a result of the incident.

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