The engineers already ran. This is attendance sheets that did not match the door.
Department of Justice, National Fraud Enforcement Division / Southern District of California: twelve people face federal fraud charges after an investigation found more than $10 million meant to help low-income families pay for childcare was allegedly funneled to bogus home daycares. A coordinated takedown: more than 250 federal, state, and local officers arrested all 12 defendants and executed 12 search warrants at San Diego-area homes purported to be daycare facilities. An arrest is not a verdict.
U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon: these are the first charges of this type since the National Fraud Enforcement Division was formed. Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald: anyone who steals from programs meant to support children will face accountability. IRS-CI Chief Jarod Koopman: twelve ghost daycare operations billed for children who were never present. Each defendant allegedly brought in between $538,000 and $1.2 million over periods ranging from months to years. Abdulrahman Alawad, 25, El Cajon: more than $300,000 in 2025 alone, the complaints say.
The pattern, prosecutors: defendants got a California home-childcare license, registered with Child Development Associates and the YMCA, then submitted monthly attendance records signed under penalty of perjury. Surveillance contradicted the sheets. Alawad claimed care for 23 children in March 2026 and 25 in April, every day of those months. Recordings covering 57 days showed children entering or exiting on one day — the day a state inspector arrived. Turkiya Alawad, 63: border records show she left the U.S. about Jan. 1, 2024, and returned about Jan. 30; she still submitted January 2024 attendance and later received eight deposits totaling $14,970 in February 2024, the complaint says.
Wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343: maximum 20 years and a $500,000 fine if convicted. Some also face money laundering, § 1957, same 20-year ceiling. Not all twelve are charged with money laundering. Names on the release include Fosiya Mohamoud, 50; Zetun Abdi, 43; Ikramullah Mohmmand, 25; Cezar Yaqoob, 36. Origins listed: Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq. Naturalized citizens and lawful permanent residents, DOJ said. Defendants are presumed innocent.
What this means for you
If you needed 12 convictions, you do not have them. If you needed $10 million proven in a courtroom, wait for a finder of fact. If the child-care talk sits too heavy, 988.
Bottom line: 12 charged. $10 million alleged. All arrested. Charges, not convictions.
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