Concerns of childcare fraud from daycare centers in Minnesota caused a frenzy among Ohio politicians, investigative journalists and influencers in Columbus.
Nick Shirley, a right-wing influencer, uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, attempting to expose Somali-run childcare centers in Minneapolis, according to The Associated Press. Shirley alleges they were running fake centers to collect federal child care subsidies.
Columbus is home to the second-largest Somali community, with approximately 60,000 Somalis living there, according to a commentary article from the Ohio Capital Journal.
Gov. Mike DeWine responded to the Minnesota incident, urging strangers and investigative journalists not to enter childcare facilities.
“Well, hell no,“ DeWine said in a news conference in January, the AP reported. “No one should let them in.”
Jonathan Walsh, investigative reporter for News 5…
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