Federal authorities have charged a dozen people with fraudulently collecting over $10 million in government childcare payments. The operators of at-home childcare facilities allegedly submitted false attendance records to collect payments, despite having few or no children attending.

The charges were announced jointly by the Justice Department and the IRS's criminal investigations division. The defendants claimed to be operating licensed facilities, but prosecutors say they did not have the number of children they claimed to care for.

Further details on the charges and the investigation are available from the source. The case is part of efforts to investigate and charge alleged fraud and waste in government programs.