Navy Intel Officer Tracked $100M from MN Daycares to Al-Shabaab

Allegations of Widespread Daycare Fraud

• 💡 Widespread fraud by daycare centers run by Somali immigrants in Minnesota has come under scrutiny, with allegations of taxpayers being fleeced of billions of dollars.
• ⚠️ Concerns and condemnations were raised across the country, including from President Trump, regarding the staggering sums of money involved.

Tracking Terrorist Financing

• 🎯 A retired naval intelligence officer, Philip Parish, claims he tracked hundreds of millions of dollars flowing from fake Minneapolis daycares through suitcases at the airport to the terror group Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
• 🔍 Parish was part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force in 2016 and connected the dots to US-designated terror fronts, but states his warnings were ignored.

The Flow of Funds

• ✈️ Parish observed money coming out of Minneapolis International Airport, originating from fake or inflated-number daycares, primarily in cash.
• 💰 He described tracking varying amounts daily, from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, through suspicious activity reports, banking records, and TSA reports.
• 🌍 The money was tracked through careers to the Netherlands, then to Nairobi, Kenya, and finally into Mogadishu's Halas money exchanges, which the Treasury Department had previously designated as fronts for Al-Shabaab.

Ignored Warnings and Accountability

• 🚢 Parish stated that direct portions of the money were ending up in the hands of terrorists, funding things like pirate boats and the administration of terror networks.
• 🗣️ He expressed frustration that hundreds of individuals knew the truth but felt ignored, attributing it to a culture of