October 20 2026 QUEENS, NY - FBI agents and partner agencies carried boxes and bins out of a senior day care center in Flushing, Queens, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, as federal and state investigators fanned out across New York City in what officials described as a crackdown on suspected Medicaid fraud in social adult day care programs.
WHAT THE VIDEO SHOWS
Freedom News TV video shows agents carrying boxes, bins and bags out of the building and loading them into waiting cars. Our videographer at the scene identified FBI agents among them. Jackets visible in the video read IRS-CI (IRS Criminal Investigation), HHS-OIG (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General) and NYS OMIG (New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General). Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents were also part of the operation, according to Freedom News TV.
At a Flushing adult day care Tuesday afternoon, federal agents removed about six boxes of materials, two computers and a large plastic container and loaded them into unmarked vehicles around 1:30 p.m., amNewYork reported. Agents did not comment at the scene, the outlet said.
THE CITYWIDE OPERATION
The FBI said in a statement that "FBI New York, along with multiple other law enforcement agencies are conducting law enforcement activity in the area of Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and other locations around New York City in connection with ongoing federal investigations." Federal law enforcement sources told CBS News New York the operations are related to alleged health care fraud. CBS reported enforcement activity at adult day care centers in Sunset Park and Borough Park in Brooklyn, in Flushing, and on Staten Island.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the months-long joint state and federal investigation targeted more than 100 social adult day care providers "suspected of involvement in potential fraud or illegal activity."
"We are targeting providers who we believe engaged in illegal activity, ranging from mo