Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau had already increased personnel and resources in Minnesota before the video went viral and called the suspected schemes the tip of a larger iceberg.
- The Department of Homeland Security posted footage of agents going door to door at suspected fraud sites as on-the-ground verification efforts intensify.
- Governor Tim Walz’s office said it has strengthened oversight, launched investigations into facilities featured in the video, hired an outside auditor, and noted at least one highlighted provider was already closed and referred to law enforcement.
- House Republican leaders said they expanded oversight inquiries, with demands for records from state and federal officials and pledges to pursue subpoenas to track spending flows.
- The 42‑minute video by Nick Shirley, viewed more than 100 million times, alleges empty or inactive sites received large payments, including a center he claims took $1.9 million this year, a figure news outlets have not independently verified; separate long-running cases include the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud and broader estimates of losses that could reach about $9 billion since 2018.