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WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to continue and expand its work to determine whether fraud connected to childcare programs, including recent schemes in Minnesota, may also involve improper political financial contributions towards Democrat fundraising platforms, such as ActBlue, which earmarked funds for Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA). 

Under Governor Tim Walz’s (D-MN) leadership, Minnesota social service programs have been defrauded by an estimated $9 billion, with nearly 100 individuals charged in these schemes to date. Recent reporting exposes grave concerns that taxpayer dollars flowed to sham daycare and childcare providers that never served children and may have diverted millions of dollars to Democrat fundraising platforms and overseas terrorist organizations, including ISIS and Al-Shabaab. 

Given these revelations, Rep. Carter argues that nationwide daycare and childcare providers receiving federal taxpayer dollars and donating to Democrat fundraising platforms deserve increased scrutiny. 

In the letter, Rep. Carter writes, “Given the scale and disturbing pattern of these fraudulent schemes, I am concerned that misappropriated taxpayer funds may have also been used for improper political purpose,” not just in Minnesota but nationwide. “For example, FEC [Federal Election Commission] data from 2025 appears to reflect political contributions attributed to an entity identified as ‘Atomic Daycare’ in Michigan, including donations processed through ActBlue and earmarked for federal candidates, including Jon Ossoff.” 

Rep. Carter continues, “This potential misconduct should be investigated. Taxpayer-funded childcare programs should support families, strengthen workforce participation, and ensure the safety and wellbeing of children, not serve as indirect financial pipelines for ActBlue.” 

Read the full letter here.