Tim Walz thought he was going to fly underneath the radar.
Now he’s under a white hot spotlight.
And Kash Patel dropped one bombshell that was Tim Walz's worst nightmare.
FBI Director exposes what Democrats ignored for years
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Sunday that federal investigators are treating Minnesota's welfare fraud crisis as just "the tip of a very large iceberg."
The announcement comes after 78 indictments and 57 convictions connected to the Feeding Our Future scandal, where fraudsters bilked at least $250 million from federal meal programs meant for underprivileged children.
But here's what should terrify every Democrat who looked the other way.
This has been going on for years.
Fox 9 reported back in 2018 that fraud in Minnesota's daycare system was an "open secret" in the Somali community, with people literally buying shares of daycare businesses to cash in on massive public subsidies.
Democrats remained in power. The fraud exploded.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson didn't mince words during a press conference announcing six more arrests.
"Not a handful of bad actors… industrial scale fraud," Thompson stated.¹
Minnesota flagged 14 programs as "high risk" that cost taxpayers $18 billion since 2018.²
Federal prosecutors estimate half or more went straight into scammers' pockets.
While the fraud exploded, Tim Walz was on social media bragging about giving childcare providers raises and pouring more money into the system.
Walz wasn't investing in childcare. He was bankrolling thieves who are loyal soldiers for the Democrat Party.
YouTube journalist Nick Shirley went to multiple Minneapolis daycare centers that claimed to be watching dozens of kids. He knocked on doors. He tried to enroll his child.
Nobody home. Empty buildings collecting millions in taxpayer money.
Some were receiving millions in state funds for operations that didn't exist.
https://twitter.com/nickshirleyy/status/2003542404440404302/
The money trail leads to terror financing
Federal prosecutors connected Minnesota Somalians to separate cons targeting programs for autistic children and housing assistance.
Asha Farhan Hassan allegedly defrauded the state of at least $14 million by having Somali parents register their children for autism services after fake diagnoses.³
Hassan paid parents kickbacks ranging from $300 to $1,500 per month per "autistic" child.⁴
The Housing Stabilization Service program, meant to help disabled people and addicts find housing, instead funded BMW purchases and real estate investments in Kenya.⁵
At least six people accused of perpetrating the housing fraud are of Somali descent.⁶
A November City Journal report revealed many Somalis connected to fraud rings sent money back to Somalia as remittances.
Those remittances ended up financing Al-Shabaab, the Islamist terror group with links to al Qaeda.⁷
Fox 9 laid it all out in 2018. Sources in the Somali community said starting a daycare was a "license to make money" through fraud.
The fraud was so widespread people bought shares of daycare businesses just to get a cut of massive public subsidies.
Nothing happened. Democrats stayed in power. The theft accelerated.
Tim Walz could have stopped this at any point during his six years as Governor. Instead, he kept the money flowing and took credit for "investing" in childcare.
Kash Patel's FBI is now following the money and protecting children, something Minnesota Democrats refused to do for years.
The investigation remains ongoing, and Democrats should be terrified about what comes next.
Because if half of $18 billion went to fraud, somebody in Tim Walz's administration knew exactly what was happening and let it continue.
¹ Matt Delaney, "'Tip of a very large iceberg': FBI steps up probe of Minnesota fraud after indictments, convictions," The Washington Times, December 28, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Ibid.
⁷ Ibid.
