Records show Minnesota hasn't done effective daycare fraud audit in decade

[SVPete]

Records show Minnesota hasn't done effective daycare fraud audit in decade

https://thepostmillennial.com/records-show-minnesota-hasnt-done-effective-daycare-fraud-audit-in-decade

Audits conducted over the past decade have found that Minnesota lacked the ability to properly verify attendance records and pursue potential fraud within its childcare assistance system.

The findings have drawn renewed attention amid national scrutiny of Minnesota following allegations of widespread fraud involving childcare networks in the state. The issue gained prominence after independent journalist Nick Shirley released a video showing visits to multiple daycare centers, largely within the Somali community, that appeared to be empty or not in operation despite reportedly receiving public funding. Federal and state investigators began reviewing the centers highlighted in the video.

According to a report by CBS News, the federal Office of the Inspector General released an audit in May of last year examining 200 randomly selected childcare assistance payments from 2023. The audit found dozens of instances in which “Minnesota did not comply with requirements related to attendance and payment for services.”

Forget child safety, forget verifying claimed services, the State of MN was an ATM machine that gave cash willy-nilly to genuine service providers and fraudster alike.

                                                                                      

[Ralph Wiggum]

Geez, every company of a decent size I've ever worked at has a yearly outside audit. That's standard practice to catch such malfeasance. Haven't worked for the goobermint as of yet and likely never will, but that sort of track record really reveals how piss poor that Minnesota has been run. The rot runs deep.

[Ptarmigan]

What a Charlie Foxtrot!