The FBI announced on Tuesday that investigators are now examining nationwide fraud schemes involving taxpayer funds.

The FBI has stepped up a major probe into a fraud scheme thought to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Minnesota. Independent journalist Nick Shirley had this week accused state authorities of allowing the "largest fraud in US history" to go unchecked in an extraordinary documentary on social media.

The US Department of Health and Human Services says it has frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota, as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security investigate allegations of fraud, including at child care centers,

To date, the FBI dismantled a $250 million fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during COVID,” Patel wrote.

Kash Patel and Kristi Noem are looking closely at Minnesota after an independent journalist's 40-minute video raised many views—and questions.

New York Times writer Mara Gay claimed investigations into Minnesota fraud allegations are politically motivated and "scapegoated" the Somali community.

Trump denounced Minnesota as “a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.” He ended a temporary deportation shield for Somalis, and multiple federal agencies launched investigations. A weeks-long Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation produced more than 400 arrests of illegal immigrants from multiple countries.