David Hoch, the fraud researcher featured in Nick Shirley’s viral videos about suspected fraud in Minnesota, is sharing some insights about his latest investigations — and a message to voters before the midterm elections.
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Back in December 2025, Hoch made a video with Shirley that focused on childcare centers suspected of fraud around Minneapolis.
His life has not been the same since.
“It’s really two ends of the spectrum where I’ve been to the White House, I was at the State of the Union. I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. I met scores and scores of elected officials and was thanked profusely by these elected officials for uncovering the fraud because now they’re finding it in their state,” Hoch explained.
However, he pointed out a more unfortunate side.
“And the other end of the spectrum is my family has basically disowned me. And I was castigated by the media. But you know, when you’re telling the truth and you’re doing the right thing, time is always on your side and truth will win out. And that’s exactly what we’ve seen now,” he said.
Hoch also spoke about how perspectives have changed: “Now everybody knows that everything that I said and did was accurate and truthful.”
The controversies and personal losses haven’t stopped him; he’s still out there finding fraud.
“I get tips all the time now from people. In fact, I’ve been asked to go to Canada, Australia, Japan, everywhere to help them do what I did here,” Hoch explained.
🚨 Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable
We ALL… pic.twitter.com/E3Penx2o7a
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) December 26, 2025
Additionally, he shared some insight into his research about alleged fraud concerning home healthcare and other services within the Hmong community.
“One of the tips that I got was on the home healthcare industry and specifically the Hmong home healthcare industry. And as I started to go into it, I realized there were all these tentacles going to all these different places. And I said, you know, I’m almost reliving the Somali experience,” Hoch said.
“And then the most recent videos that are being posted right now have to do with charter schools in Minnesota — what they are, why do they exist, and the terrible, awful performance of the students and the teachers in those charter schools, and they’re getting millions … and those kids aren’t learning anything,” he added.
Hoch’s latest work also includes a visit to “the only place in the country where you’ll find a post office inside a mosque.”
“In Plymouth, Minnesota, 3300 Plymouth Boulevard, the mosque owns the building, and there’s a United States post office inside that building,” Hoch said.
Hoch also reasserted his estimates about the amount of fraud in Minnesota.
“I’m going to stand by my statement that I made earlier, when all the dust settles on this, [fraud] is going to exceed a $100 billion in Minnesota alone. Because you have to remember the nonprofits, the rent, the EBT cards, the city grants,” he said.
During his conversation with Alpha News senior reporter Liz Collin, Hoch shared a message to voters, to Minnesotans, and to Americans.
“Look, you have to keep the faith that we’re gonna get our country restored because we are literally fighting a civil war right now. This is a civil war and it’s a war between good and evil,” Hoch said.
“We’re at that fork in the road, and you gotta decide which side you’re on because you can’t straddle the fence on this. So you’re either with me and you support what I do, or you’re against me and you oppose what I do and you support fraud and you support the destruction of our country,” he added.
Despite all that he’s seen and uncovered, Hoch remains hopeful.
“What I hope happens from all this is that the banks get punished so badly by the federal government that they will never allow this to happen again because if you chop the knees out from the fraud, you don’t have fraud,” he explained.
“And so I’m down there in the mud slugging it out, and I’m not gonna stop,” he continued. “This is what I’m doing every day. And to someone who’s committing fraud in Minnesota, if you see an old guy walk up to your door and he’s got some papers in his hand and he wants to talk to you, you better have the answers. Or don’t answer the door.”
A friend set up a fund for David, you can help by donating to his mission here.
Liz Collin
Liz Collin is a multi-Emmy-Award-winning investigative reporter, news anchor, and producer who cares about Minnesota. She is the producer of The Fall of Minneapolis and Minnesota v We the People documentary films, and author of the Amazon best-selling book, They’re Lying: The Media, the Left, and The Death of George Floyd. Her work has prompted important state laws. Yet perhaps most of all, Liz has been giving a voice to the truth—and helping others tell their stories—for more than 20 years.
Dr. JC Chaix
Dr. JC Chaix is an editor, educator, and an expert in media studies. He wrote and directed the Alpha News documentary "The Fall of Minneapolis" and "Minnesota v We the People."
