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A citizen journalist followed up on reports of fraud in Minnesota Somali daycare networks by visiting a learning center in Ohio, where he says he uncovered the “first signs of massive potential Somali fraud.”
Taking a cue from citizen journalist Nick Shirley – whose bombshell exposed Somali-run daycares in Minnesota suspiciously devoid of children – Muckraker reporter Anthony Rubin descended on a Columbus learning center where neighbors similarly said they’d never seen any children.
“We wanted to come out to Columbus, Ohio, and investigate what might be going on in the second largest Somali community in the United States of America,” Rubin described.
FIRST SIGNS OF MASSIVE POTENTIAL SOMALI FRAUD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
— Muckraker.com (@realmuckraker) December 30, 2025
The first Somali-affiliated daycare facility that we knocked after landing in Columbus, Ohio today did not answer.
A neighbor across the street told us, “I’ve never seen nobody come out the building or go in the… pic.twitter.com/zywy9lPDMw
After knocking on the learning center’s door and receiving no answer, Rubin crossed the street to speak to a neighbor who said he’d never seen any children at the building, adding patrons primarily use the backdoor.
Another neighbor confirmed to Rubin he’d “never seen nobody come out of the building or go into the building,” acknowledging, “They use the back.”
Investigating behind the building, Rubin documented, “So we came to the back just like those guys suggested. And there’s nothing here.”
The Muckraker journalist said the facility was just one of several centers he planned to visit and report on in the city.
Rubin’s report comes on the heels of Shirley’s bombshell Minneapolis exposé, where he was unable to access Somali-owned businesses deemed daycares to verify whether children were present.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Nick Shirley confronted more Somali fraudulent "daycares" in Minnesota
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 26, 2025
Somalis start YELLING at him. The windows are blocked out. The Somalis "don't know" where the kids are
They EACH get MILLIONS OF DOLLARS!
"I'd like to check a child into daycare!"
Somali:… pic.twitter.com/XhMECDTrcj
Journalist Nick Shirley EXPOSES a Somali daycare in Minnesota with no kids yet receiving millions in funding.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 26, 2025
They slam the door in his face.
“You have 102 children, and you got $2.66 million dollars? Where’s the money?”
Well done @nickshirleyy
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The citizen journalists’ efforts follow a federal investigation into a Somali network at the center of a billion-dollar fraud scheme in Minnesota, scamming programs intended to feed children, help autistic kids and aid those in need, a probe that’s netted 62 convictions with dozens more charged.
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