The Brief
- The owner of a Minneapolis day care featured in a viral video by Nick Shirley exposing fraud has been federally charged with wire fraud and conspiracy for allegedly stealing over $4.6 million through false claims to federal nutrition and state childcare assistance programs.
- Fahima Egeh Mahamud, CEO of Future Leaders Early Learning near George Floyd Square, is charged with falsely claiming to serve thousands of meals through Feeding our Future while defrauding Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program.
- The day care allegedly pocketed more than $4.6 million in fraudulent claims before closing in January following state investigations triggered by a viral Nick Shirley video in December.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The head of a Minneapolis day care that was featured in the controversial Nick Shirley video exposing day care fraud in Minnesota is now facing federal charges for fraud.
Day care owner charged
What we know:
Fahima Egeh Mahamud was charged Wednesday with wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Prosecutors say Mahamud was the CEO of Future Leaders Early Learning, a day care in Minneapolis near George Floyd Square. Authorities say Mahamud enrolled the day care into the federal child nutrition program through Feeding our Future and falsely claimed to serve thousands of meals at her childcare center.…