Theft/Property — Seattle, WA — reported 2026-07-13
SUMMARY
Reporter Carleen Johnson claims the Washington State Attorney General's Office won't investigate alleged daycare fraud due to a conflict of interest.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Theft/Property
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date reported: 2026-07-13
- Suspect: not stated
REPORTED DETAILS
- Center Square reporter Carleen Johnson has been investigating possible daycare fraud through the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
- Johnson recently visited nearly three dozen daycare centers in the Seattle area.
- She found several that had few, if any, children.
- At least one facility received hundreds of thousands of dollars despite residents indicating it was not a daycare.
- Reporter Carleen Johnson claims she was told by the Attorney General's Office that they won't investigate due to a conflict of interest.