On Thursday, Minnesota daycare owner Fahima Mahamud pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges, admitting she scammed a federal childcare assistance program. (She reportedly used the money to buy real estate.)

Prosecutors said Mahamud stole more than $4.6 million through false claims to the federal Child Care Assistance Program. Her daycare also collected some $850,000 from Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future program by falsely claiming to serve tens of thousands of meals each month.

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