Twelve people have been charged in home daycare frauds in San Diego, defrauding more than $10 million of taxpayer money that was supposed to go to help low-income families pay for childcare. Instead, it went to fake daycares.
There were no daycares, no children.
The 12 defendants are accused of lying on attendance records, claiming they were caring for children who weren’t even at the daycare, while raking in millions of dollars in federal payments.
Most of the daycares operated in San Diego and El Cajon, with some out of apartments.
Some of the people collecting money weren’t even in the country.
These are the 12 people facing federal fraud charges who were living in luxury, buying luxury cars and homes. This is today’s Democrat Party.
Abdulrahman Alawad, age: 25, lives in El Cajon, CA, from Syria
Fosiya Mohamoud, age 50, lives in El Cajon, CA, from Somalia
Zetun Abdi, age 43, lives in San Diego, CA, from Somalia
Ikramullah Mohmmand, age 25, lives in El Cajon, CA, from Afghanistan
Khetam Haouash, age 37, lives in El Cajon, CA, from Syria
Khatera Hashimi, age 39, lives in El Cajon, CA, from Afghanistan
Mariam Khamis, age 42, lives in San Diego, CA, from Sudan
Mohamad Alawad, age 29, lives in San Diego, CA, from Syria
Mazin Alawad, age 22, lives in San Diego, CA, from Syria
Turkiya Alawad, age 63, lives in San Diego, CA, from Syria
Zaryab Daudzai, age 25, lives in El Cajon, CA, from Afghanistan
Cezar Yaqoob, age 36, lives in El Cajon, CA, from Iraq
“Nine of these 12 defendants entered the U.S. seeking certain immigration privileges and protections, dependent on the generosity of America,” McDonald said.
Instead, he said they “began stealing from America.” Federal officials said this investigation started in February.
All 12 defendants are charged with wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Additionally, some defendants are also charged with money laundering, which carries the same maximum exposure.
Fraud Exposed by Nick Shirley and Amy Reichert
We wouldn’t have known about the rampant fraud without Nick Shirley and a licensed investigator, Amy Reichert, certainly not from the state’s attorney general. Shirley and Reichert did his job. They rooted out some of the many California frauds. Remarkably, as a result, California Attorney General Mia Bonta sponsored a bill that passed. It is called the Stop Nick Shirley Act, which basically criminalizes or civilly penalizes investigative journalism.
Democrat open borders gave us this problem.
Pay attention to the names. This is the Democratic Party. These are their protected voters.
It is becoming too dangerous for Nick Shirley to film anymore. Our country is filled with dangerous foreigners.
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— JD Rucker (@JDRucker) September 21, 2026