California daycare remains open after children test positive for drugs, investigation finds

In May 2024, two young girls came home from their Winnetka daycare exhibiting abnormal behavior. After trips to the hospital, both girls tested positive for drugs, leading to a state investigation into the facility. But two years later, it remains open with several parents unaware of the findings. A California Department of Social Services investigation … Read more

California daycare remains open after children test positive for drugs, investigation finds

In May 2024, two young girls came home from their Winnetka daycare exhibiting abnormal behavior. After trips to the hospital, both girls tested positive for drugs, leading to a state investigation into the facility. But two years later, it remains open with several parents unaware of the findings. A California Department of Social Services investigation … Read more

Minneapolis daycare owner charged with fraud tried to flee country days after closing center, prosecutors allege

Federal fraud charges were unsealed Wednesday against a Minnesota daycare owner who prosecutors allege tried to flee the country just two days after shutting the daycare center down.  Federal prosecutors said Future Leaders Early Learning — a site sponsored by Feeding Our Future — pretended to feed children during the pandemic, but pocketed much of … Read more

Owner of daycare in viral Nick Shirley video charged in $4.6M daycare fraud scheme, prosecutors say

DHS ramps up investigation into Minnesota fraud following viral video Fox News correspondent Garrett Tenney and Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt join ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the allegations of mass fraud in Minnesota daycare centers following a viral video from YouTuber and independent journalist Nick Shirley, which sparked backlash against the seemingly empty daycare centers. … Read more

Minnesota’s eye-popping subsidy payments to nine daycare centers exposed after last week’s fed raids

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) paid more than $67 million in public childcare subsidies over the past eight years to nine day care providers, several of which were confirmed to have been raided by federal authorities last week. The figure is based on an investigation of … Read more

Senate confirms DOJ fraud chief as Minnesota daycare scandal draws national scrutiny

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate confirmed Colin McDonald on a 52–47 vote to serve as the Justice Department’s first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement on Tuesday, as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to crack down on abuse of taxpayer-funded programs. The confirmation comes as federal officials continue … Read more

Bronx daycare providers sentenced to 25 to life in prison for fentanyl death of toddler

A New York City daycare owner and her husband were sentenced Wednesday in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-month-old boy in their care. A jury found Grei Mendez, 38, and Felix Herrera Garcia, 37, guilty of second-degree murder last year as well as assault in the New York case, according to the Bronx District … Read more