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Under Governor Whitmer, Michigan spent:

-$8.5 billion on fraudulent unemployment claims.

-$20 million on a grant to her friends fake charity.

Do you trust her not to abuse the $540 million we set aside for child care? I don’t. It’s time to see where the money is going. https://t.co/diHFBQpsVo

— Aric Nesbitt (@aricnesbitt) January 5, 2026

Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt has requested the state’s independent auditor general investigate Michigan’s Child Development and Care Program amid serious fraud allegations coming to light across the nation.

“Finding affordable child care is one of the biggest challenges facing families in Michigan. We must ensure they aren’t being fleeced by criminals like the taxpayers have been Minnesota,” said Nesbitt, R-Porter Township.
Nesbitt on Friday sent a letter to Michigan Auditor General Doug Ringler requesting an official investigation of the child care program operated by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP).

The program, which is intended to assist low-income families with the cost of child care, is receiving over $540 million in taxpayer support this year.
“Given the Whitmer administration’s disastrous record of oversight failures, I’ve asked the state auditor to discover if Michigan’s child care program is plagued by rampant fraud and abuse like we are seeing in other parts of the country,” Nesbitt said. “We must make sure these taxpayer dollars are being spent to help Michigan families, not foreign scammers. We cannot afford to wait until the money is all gone to start asking questions.”

Just like Tim Walz in Minnesota, Governor Whitmer has a proven track record of letting our money get stolen.

I’m not waiting for millions to disappear before I start asking questions.

That’s why I’m requesting an official audit of Michigan’s childcare program: pic.twitter.com/o6rprJA3UB

— Senator Aric Nesbitt (@SenAricNesbitt) January 5, 2026