Feds charge 12 people in $10 million California childcare fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors charged 12 people in Southern California with fraudulently collecting more than $10 million from government-funded childcare programs despite allegedly caring for few or no children at their licensed facilities.
TL;DR
- 12 people in Southern California were charged with fraud.
- The alleged fraud involved collecting over $10 million from government-funded childcare programs.
- Defendants are accused of caring for few or no children at their licensed facilities.
- The individuals arrested are naturalized citizens from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
- Search warrants were executed at a dozen San Diego-area homes operating as daycare facilities.