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Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

  • Federal authorities charged 12 defendants on Tuesday for fraudulently collecting more than $10 million in government childcare payments through fake facilities in San Diego County.
  • Some defendants submitted claims while outside the country; Turkiya Alawad, 63, allegedly collected payments between Jan. 1, 2024, and Jan. 30, 2024, while abroad, prosecutors say.
  • This California case exceeds the Feeding Our Future fraud, which submitted roughly $4.6 million in claims; unlike that Minnesota investigation focused on meal subsidies, this centers on childcare payments.
  • The Trump administration has emphasized investigating fraud, with Vice President JD Vance chairing a task force; the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigations Division led this probe.
  • Other defendants collected more than $1 million individually; Turkiya Alawad allegedly received more than $300,000 in 2025, while Aimee Bock, the Feeding Our Future leader, received a 41-year sentence in May.
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KERO broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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