A Somali-run day care in Minneapolis is claiming somebody broke in and stole “important documents” as the national spotlight shines on the unfolding multibillion-dollar fraud scandal involving Minnesota human services.
Nasrulah Mohamed, manager of Nakomis Day Care Center, told reporters that a suspect entered through the kitchen at the rear of the facility, damaging a wall and breaking into the building’s office, sometime on Tuesday.
He said the alleged prowler stole “important documentation” including children’s enrollment information, employee documentation and checkbooks.
Mohamed blamed last week’s viral video by YouTuber Nick Shirley, in which he visited nearly a dozen day care facilities looking for evidence of fraud, for the incident.
“This is devastating news, and we don’t know why this is targeting our Somali community as one video made by a specific individual made this all happen,” he said, claiming they’ve received “hateful” and “threatening” messages over the last several days.
“This is frightening and exhausting,” he said, calling Shirley’s reporting “false.”
Nakomis Day Care Center was not one of the facilities featured in Shirley’s video, which has been viewed over 110 million times.
At least $1 billion in fraud has been uncovered by authorities in Minneapolis so far, including fraudulent food, housing and child care payments, with warnings from the US Attorney’s Office that the true figure could be as high as $9 billion.
Ninety-two people have been arrested in connection with the scheme, 80 of whom are Somali immigrants.
On Tuesday night, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced it was freezing all child care payments to Minnesota — which totaled $185 million in 2025 alone — unless proof is provided that the payments are legitimate.
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