2026年4月28日 美国东部时间下午4:04 / 福克斯新闻
帕特尔表示，联邦调查局、司法部和国土安全部合作伙伴“今日起草并执行了所有搜查令”
作者：安德鲁·马克·米勒 福克斯新闻
联邦特工目前正在明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯突袭22家企业，作为一项重大联邦欺诈调查的一部分。布鲁克·泰勒现场报道称，此次突袭与尼克·雪莉发布的一条 viral YouTube 视频有关，该视频在去年12月曝光了所谓的儿童保育资金欺诈问题。特朗普政府此前曾冻结儿童保育资金，并要求对部分日托中心进行全面审计。
明尼苏达州州长蒂姆·瓦尔兹周二因声称对明尼阿波利斯的联邦欺诈突袭行动有功而立即遭到强烈反对，引发了联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔的严厉驳斥。
这场冲突凸显了人们对这场大范围欺诈调查日益加剧的政治紧张局势，批评人士称该调查是在瓦尔兹任内展开的，而如今联邦当局正牵头推进此事。
“再说一遍？”帕特尔在X平台上回应瓦尔兹，瓦尔兹此前声称，周二的突袭行动之所以发生，是因为明尼苏达州州级机构“发现了异常行为并进行了举报”。
“今日，联邦调查局与我们的国土安全部合作伙伴起草并执行了所有搜查令。但尽管我们正在揪出在你州长任期间困扰明尼苏达州的欺诈行为，你还是可以继续邀功。”
瓦尔兹的推文在短短几小时内被观看超过百万次，遭到了保守派的广泛抨击，他们指出这场大规模欺诈丑闻正是在瓦尔兹任内发生的，而公众压力最终迫使他放弃了州长连任竞选。
联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔周二因蒂姆·瓦尔兹为打击欺诈的联邦突袭行动邀功而怒斥其。(安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社；安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社)
“纵火犯伪装成消防员，”《Townhall》专栏作家达斯汀·格雷奇在X平台上发帖称。
“蒂姆·瓦尔兹如今的主要问题在于，无论共和党人还是民主党人，都没人把他当回事，”共和党幕僚、特朗普2020年竞选通讯主任蒂姆·默托在X平台上发帖称。“他已经证明自己就是个十足的蠢货。”
“那个在听证会上花了整整一个小时回避关于明尼苏达州90亿美元欺诈问题、转而谈论移民海关执法局的家伙，如今却在赞扬欺诈防控工作，”共和党主导的众议院监督委员会在X平台上发帖称。“明天，我们将在委员会通过立法，确保此类事件不再发生。蒂姆，一边歇着去吧。”
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393761701112
“@GovTimWalz 就是个窃取荣誉的废物，”威斯康星州共和党众议员德里克·范·奥登在X平台上发帖，暗指2024年总统竞选期间针对瓦尔兹军事履历的过往批评。“这不过是常规操作罢了。”
“好吧，美国民众知道我们其实应该感谢@nickshirleyy 和@副总统，”肯塔基州共和党参议员兰德·保罗在X平台上发帖称。
其他社交媒体用户则指出，明尼阿波利斯市政府在X平台上发帖向市民保证，该市并未参与此次突袭行动。
联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔于2026年4月21日在华盛顿司法部新闻发布会上发言。(杰奎琳·马丁/美联社)
消息人士向福克斯新闻证实，联邦当局周二突袭了明尼阿波利斯的20多处地点，包括儿童保育设施，作为针对主要由索马里裔拥有企业的大范围欺诈调查的一部分。
“今日，联邦调查局联合联邦、州和地方执法部门，正在开展经法院授权的执法行动，作为一项 ongoing 欺诈调查的一部分，”司法部发言人表示。
消息人士称，当局周二上午在明尼苏达州执行了22项联邦搜查令，此次行动与移民无关。
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Patel turns tables on Walz in response to viral tweet on Minnesota fraud raids: ‘Come again?’
April 28, 2026 4:04pm EDT / Fox News
Patel said the FBI, DOJ and DHS partners ‘drafted and executed every search warrant today’
By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News
Federal agents are currently raiding 22 businesses in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of a major federal fraud investigation. Brooke Taylor reports live that the raids are connected to a viral YouTube video from Nick Shirley, which exposed alleged childcare funding fraud in December. The Trump administration previously froze childcare funding and called for a full audit of certain daycare centers.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced immediate backlash Tuesday after claiming credit for federal fraud raids in Minneapolis, prompting a sharp rebuke from FBI Director Kash Patel.
The clash underscores growing political tensions over a sweeping probe into fraud that critics say unfolded under Walz’s watch, as federal authorities now take the lead.
“Come again?” Patel posted on X in response to Walz, who claimed that Tuesday’s raids happened because Minnesota state agencies “caught irregular behavior and reported it.”
“This FBI and DOJ with our DHS partners drafted and executed every search warrant today. But go ahead and take credit for our work while we smoke out the fraud plaguing Minnesota under your governorship.”
Walz’s tweet, viewed over a million times in just a few hours, was widely panned by conservatives who pointed out that the massive fraud scandal unfolded under his watch and that the public pressure was ultimately what forced him to drop his re-election bid for governor.
FBI Director Kash Patel blasted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday for taking credit for federal raids combating fraud.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“Arsonist masquerading as a firefighter,” Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X.
“The main problem Tim Walz has now is that no one – Republican or Democrat – takes him seriously,” Republican operative and Trump 2020 communications director Tim Murtaugh posted on X. “He’s proven that he’s that much of a boob.”
“The same guy who spent a whole hearing dodging questions about $9 BILLION in fraud in Minnesota and talking about ICE instead is now praising fraud control,” the Republican-led House Oversight Committee posted on X. “Tomorrow, we will pass legislation in the Committee to make sure it never happens again. Sit this one out, Tim.”
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393761701112
“.@GovTimWalz is a stolen valor POS,” Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., posted on X, referencing past criticisms of Walz’s military record that surfaced during the 2024 presidential campaign. “This is par for the course.”
“Well, the American people know we can actually thank @nickshirleyy and @VP,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., posted on X.
Others on social media pointed to an X post from the city of Minneapolis assuring citizens that it is not involved in the raids.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on April 21, 2026.(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Federal authorities raided more than 20 locations, including childcare facilities, in Minneapolis on Tuesday as part of a sweeping fraud investigation into largely Somali-owned businesses, sources confirmed to Fox News.
“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” a Department of Justice spokesperson said.
Authorities executed 22 federal search warrants in Minnesota on Tuesday morning as part of the operation, which is not immigration-related, sources said.
Fox News Digital’s Bill Melugin and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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