Not Just Minnesota? Buzz About Somali-Linked Fraud Emerges in Two Additional States

Rubin confirmed with the second man, “You’ve never seen anyone come out of there?”

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Rubin can next be seen standing in front of the “Great Minds Learning Academy,” which he said is one of many in Columbus affiliated with the Somali community.

The reporter knocked, and no one answered the door. He then went around back, and there were a couple of cars visible, but no sign of activity.

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Carleen Johnson, a reporter with The Center Square, posted Monday on X, “Just went to four Somali run home daycare centers in Federal Way, WA that receive taxpayer subsidies.

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Asked by a social media user if the centers might be closed for the holidays, Johnson responded that it does not appear to be the issue.

Mehek Cooke, an Ohio attorney and conservative commentator, told Fox News earlier this month, “Minnesota was just the tip of the spear.”

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“What we’re seeing in Minneapolis is just a snippet of what’s happening in Ohio,” Cooke asserted.

“I know that everybody wants to make this a Somali issue or a race issue. It’s not. Our waiver system in Ohio was built with compassion. It was built to really help individuals that are struggling and in need, but it’s being looted today,” she said.

Last week, independent journalist Nick Shirley posted a 42-minute video that has gone viral of him uncovering what he said was $110 million in fraud allegedly perpetrated through Somali-linked child care centers in Minneapolis.