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Federal raids target Minnesota child-care Medicaid fraud, 80 charged

4/30/2026

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Federal agents executed 22 search warrants at Minnesota child-care sites, seizing records tied to a Medicaid fraud probe.
U.S. President Donald Trump cited the fraud scandals as justification for Operation Metro Surge, an action that deployed 3,000 officers to Minnesota.
Prosecutors have charged 80 people in the “Feeding Our Future” scheme, alleging $300 million in Medicaid losses, while Attorney General Keith Ellison said Medicaid Fraud Control Unit collaborated on the searches.

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Federal agents executed 22 search warrants at Minnesota child-care sites, seizing records tied to a Medicaid fraud probe.
U.S. President Donald Trump cited the fraud scandals as justification for Operation Metro Surge, an action that deployed 3,000 officers to Minnesota.
Prosecutors have charged 80 people in the “Feeding Our Future” scheme, alleging $300 million in Medicaid losses, while Attorney General Keith Ellison said Medicaid Fraud Control Unit collaborated on the searches.