Independent journalist Nick Shirley’s exposure last month of alleged fraud among Somali-owned “day-care” centers in Minneapolis was soon followed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to end his reelection bid and a surge of federal investigators into the state.
On Wednesday, Shirley released a second explosive video in which he and citizen journalist David Hoch lay out alleged fraud among Somali-owned “transportation” companies that they claim have bilked taxpayers out of millions of dollars. Frankly, after watching this video, it’s difficult to draw any other conclusion.
Wearing hoodies emblazoned with the logo of “The Quality Learing Center” — the misspelled name of one of the allegedly fraudulent day-care centers exposed in their first video — the pair set out to visit the official addresses of these companies and, suffice it to say, had little luck finding them.
By way of background, Hoch told viewers that Minnesota offers a social service called “Non Emergency Medical Transportation.” These companies provide transportation (to those who fall below a stated income threshold) to and from doctor appointments, grocery stores, day-care centers, and other necessary trips, and submit the bills to the government.
According to Hoch, there are approximately 1,020 of these businesses currently operating in the state, and more than 90% of them are Somali-owned. Some of the addresses are located in houses, apartments, and convenience stores.
He said each company owns an average of 20 vehicles. Each vehicle averages 10 trips per day, and they charge $50 per trip ($100 for a round trip). Doing the math, he concludes these businesses charge the government around $7.2 million per year. Not a bad gig.
“These companies go online, and they fill out a form … submit that electronically to the state,” Hoch said, “and boom, they get paid.”
At any rate, armed with bodyguards — which turned out to be necessary — they visited their first address, which turned out to be a convenience store. They told the Somali clerk they were looking for Safari Transportation.
The clerk replied, “There is no Safari Transportation.”
It didn’t take long for a group of Somalis to approach Shirley and Hoch and accuse them of racism. The repeated use of this tactic has been a major factor in allowing fraud to continue unchecked in the state, an issue Democrats appear unwilling to touch.
A man told Shirley, “You hate Muslims.” He asked, “Why are you [targeting] us? Are we the only community that suffers because of fraud? Are we the only community that does this? … Are you stupid?”
Well, to be fair, there does seem to be a disproportionate amount of fraud coming from the Somali community.
The exchange escalated from there. The man ultimately had to be held back by Shirley’s bodyguards.
[Fox News offers an abbreviated version of Shirley’s video. The relevant portion begins at the 6:00 mark.]
Next, Shirley and Hoch visited Dream Line Transportation, which at least had a parking lot with vans displaying the company’s logo. But the snow-covered vans showed no signs of having moved in months.
Hoch said he has been taking timestamped photographs of the lot that show the vans haven’t moved in at least eight months.
While searching for a company called Advanced Mobility, the pair found themselves in a flea market, where things got a little dicey.
Fox News host Jesse Watters interviewed Shirley on Wednesday night. He told his audience that “80% of Somalis are on welfare and they have a city-wide fraud ring. And now, they’re the victims? No, the victims are the taxpayers.
“Shirley couldn’t find a single legit business,” Watters said. “These are fake companies with fake invoices, fake cars, taking fake kids to fake day-cares.”
“Show me one mainstream journalist who has the coconuts to bust into mini-Mogadishus and stick a camera in their faces. This is one of the main reasons the Feds are even in Minneapolis. They’re there to catch crooks.
“But these crazy women are throwing their bodies and cars in the way — to protect the scam.”
The legacy media and progressive activists like Renee Good and wife would have us believe that Minnesota taxpayers, out of sympathy for their Somali “friends,” are willing to look the other way as fraud against the state continues. But Shirley’s exchange with an everyday taxpayer suggests that narrative doesn’t hold up.
The taxpayer said: “I’m a taxpayer, I don’t like it. … I work hard for my money. [The fraudsters] should go to jail.”
Asked if he thinks Gov. Walz should go to jail, the taxpayer said, “He’s crooked too. All of them crooked, all the politicians.”
State lawmakers in the Minnesota House drafted articles of impeachment against Walz on Wednesday.
Fox 9 reported:
According to the draft, “Timothy J. Walz has engaged in corrupt conduct in office by violating his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the laws of this state.”The resolution is said to be backed by 10 Republican lawmakers. The Minnesota Legislature’s 2026 session starts on Feb. 17, 2026.
Currently, Democrats (Minnesota’s Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party) hold a one-seat majority (34-33) in the state Senate. In the state House, Republicans hold a slim majority (68-66).
Where this effort ultimately leads is uncertain. But as new allegations of fraud continue to emerge, Democratic state lawmakers who want to keep their seats may have no option but to support impeachment.
Elizabeth writes commentary for Legal Insurrection and The Washington Examiner. She is an academy fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Please follow Elizabeth on X or LinkedIn.
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