Minnesota Daycare Owner Charged in $4.6 Million Fraud Scheme
Fahima Egeh Mahamud, owner of a Minneapolis daycare, has been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. She is accused of submitting over 13,000 fraudulent claims to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), totaling approximately $4.6 million. Mahamud allegedly enrolled her daycare, Future Leaders Early Learning, into the federal child nutrition program under false pretenses, claiming to serve thousands of meals that were never provided. This case is linked to the larger 'Feeding Our Future' scandal, where Mahamud was previously indicted for her role in a $250 million fraud scheme.