When news broke of widespread fraud allegations in Minnesota’s child care assistance program, officials in Pierre took notice. Videos depicting empty child care facilities in the Twin Cities by conservative journalist Nick Shirley went viral, prompting allegations of billions of dollars in fraud.
Officials in the South Dakota Department of Social Services, which administers child care assistance, took stock of fraud prevention measures in this state’s program. They concluded that the state’s layered approach to regulating child care providers and entities in other heavily subsidized programs, including Medicaid, is deterring fraudulent actors or catching them before large-dollar thefts occur.
Original reporting: The Dakota Scout (Sioux Falls) — read the source article.
