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Minnesota daycare owner in viral Nick Shirley video charged in $4.6 million fraud scheme

The owner of the Future Leaders Early Learning Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was charged with defrauding Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program on Wednesday. Fahima Egeh Mahamud is accused of filing bogus claims to receive $4.6 million in government grants to serve thousands of meals to low-...

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Washington ExaminerNews report · May 21, 5:40 AM

Minnesota daycare owner in viral Nick Shirley video charged in $4.6 million fraud scheme

The owner of the Future Leaders Early Learning Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was charged with defrauding Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program on Wednesday. Fahima Egeh Mahamud is a...

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Trending PoliticsNews report · May 21, 10:19 AM

NEW: Daycare Owner Featured In Viral Nick Shirley Report Charged With Daycare Fraud

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Fahima Egeh Mahamud, owner and CEO of Future Leaders Early Learning Center in Minneapolis, faces federal charges related to alleged fraud in government-funded childcare and nutrition progra...

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The Epoch TimesNews report · May 21, 9:56 AM

Minnesota Daycare Owner Charged Over Alleged Daycare Fraud Scheme

The charges come months after video featuring empty and closed daycare centers receiving large sums of tax dollars went viral.

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NY Post PoliticsNews report · May 21, 12:24 AM

Rep. Ilhan Omar calls alleged ties to Minnesota daycare fraud scandal ‘flat out false’

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"Any claim that I had knowledge of this scheme is flat-out false," she said.

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