Minneapolis daycare owner charged with fraud tried to flee country days after closing center, prosecutors allege
Updated on: May 20, 2026 / 11:22 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota
TL;DR
- Fahima Mahamud, owner of Future Leaders Early Learning, is charged with federal fraud offenses.
- Prosecutors allege Mahamud's daycare center submitted fraudulent claims for child nutrition funds.
- The center claimed to serve thousands of children monthly, receiving over $850,000 from Feeding Our Future.
- Mahamud allegedly tried to book a flight to London two days after closing her daycare.
- She faces charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
- Mahamud is currently under house arrest.
- The Feeding Our Future scheme is a $250 million fraud scandal involving nearly 100 charged individuals so far.
- The Future Leaders Early Learning Center had previously been cited for cleanliness and immunization documentation issues.