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Daycare center news
The gist
Federal prosecutors charged 12 San Diego-area residents over a sham daycare scheme worth over $10 million.
It is the first such case under a new federal fraud unit.
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026KQED reports on a trauma-informed daycare center in Los Angeles serving families affected by gangs.
- Sep 15, 2026Federal prosecutors in San Diego charge 12 residents, aged 22 to 63, with running a sham daycare scheme that generated more than $10 million from child care subsidy programs; the defendants, with facilities in San Diego and El Cajon, were arrested the previous Thursday.
- Sep 15, 2026ABC7 Los Angeles reports federal authorities allege more than $10 million in childcare payment fraud in California.