HHS deputy secretary announces child care payment freeze to Minnesota
HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill announced a child care payment freeze to Minnesota, following fraud allegations in the state. (Credit: HHSTV1 via YouTube)

HHS cuts off Minnesota child care payments over alleged daycare fraud scheme

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will freeze all child care payments to Minnesota, the agency said Tuesday, amid the scrutiny surrounding alleged fraud involving child daycare centers across the state.

Quality Learning Center in Minnesota was found at the center of an alleged childcare fraud scandal in the state. (Fox News)

"You have probably read the serious allegations that the state of Minnesota has funneled millions of taxpayer dollars to fraudulent daycares across Minnesota over the past decade," HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill wrote on X. 

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