Minneapolis Daycare Owner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Conspiracy
She fraudulently claimed $4.6 million from Minnesota's child-care aid program and pocketed over $850,000 meant to feed children during the pandemic.
- She collected over $850,000 through Feeding Our Future, the largest pandemic fraud case in the US.
- State investigators moved in after a Nick Shirley video went viral in December 2025.
- She booked a flight to London the day she told the state her daycare was closing.
Why it mattersA program that pays on the claim, not the deed, will always find someone glad to claim it.
U.S. District Court, D. Minnesota docket, U.S. v. Mahamud, No. 0:26-cr-00097 ↗ · Jul 10, 20267/10/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check