SERC Identified as Defunct Shell Organization
- -Federal childcare subsidies SUSPENDED by Trump administration
- -40+ daycares opened on exact same day under SERC umbrella
- -House Oversight Committee hearings scheduled (Jan 7, Feb 10)
- -Ohio could face significant impacts in 8-10 weeks if funds remain frozen
- -Somali Deputy PM Abdisalam Ali owns Ohio healthcare businesses
Investigation
Columbus OH Fraud Network
Multi-cluster analysis connecting PPP fraud, daycare fraud, and SERC shell organization
INVESTIGATION_SUMMARY
+- total_ppp_exposure $13.86M
+- daycare_subsidies_claimed $14.00M
+- total_entities 186
+- daycares_under_serc 40+
+- total_jobs_claimed 2,494
+- clusters_identified 5
+- entities_with_red_flags 27
+- primary_nexus SERC - Somali Education and Resource Center
+- federal_funds_status SUSPENDED
L- status Federal & State Investigation
Cross-State Connection Identified
H&H Barakad Accounting, which audits SERC, was sanctioned by Ohio for conducting audits before being legally authorized. The same firm audits MAK Community Enrichment Services in Minnesota, which is under federal investigation for daycare fraud similar to Feeding Our Future.
What is this investigation
Analysis of PPP loan clusters in Columbus, Ohio centered around the Somali Education and Resource Center (SERC) and connected home health and transportation businesses. The investigation spans 5 geographic clusters with $13.86M in total PPP exposure.
Key concerns include: address laundering (using commercial addresses for PPP while registered elsewhere), suite sharing between unrelated businesses, the same individuals operating both healthcare and trucking companies, and connections to a sanctioned accounting firm with cross-state fraud ties.
Node Types
Clusters
Hierarchical view showing key figures, clusters, daycares, and top entities. Click any node to view details.
Key Entities
| Entity | Type | PPP | Jobs | Cluster | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer's Mortgage Company | Business - Financial | $721K | 49 | dublin granville 2700 | |
| Ultimate Logistics Inc | Business - Trucking | $667K | 36 | dublin granville 2700 | |
| Aaron Home Health Service LLC | Business - Home Health | $566K | 124 | dublin granville 2021 | 1 flag |
| Baby Boomer's Home Health Care LLC | Business - Home Health | $487K | 163 | dublin granville 2999 | 2 flags |
| Remedial Health Care Services LLC | Business - Home Health | $355K | 107 | dublin granville 2999 | 2 flags |
| Vizion One Inc | Business - Services | $350K | 70 | busch blvd 6161 | 1 flag |
| L.A. Home Healthcare Inc | Business - Home Health | $324K | 98 | busch blvd 6161 | 1 flag |
| Carnegie Management Services Inc | Business - Services | $252K | 80 | busch blvd 6161 | |
| NC Services LLC | Business - Services | $246K | 18 | dublin granville 2700 | |
| A Caring Healthcare LLC | Business - Home Health | $212K | 78 | dublin granville 2021 | |
| Dynamic Home Health Care LLC | Business - Home Health | $193K | 54 | dublin granville 2021 | |
| Amun Home Health Care LLC | Business - Home Health | $165K | 35 | dublin granville 2999 | 2 flags |
| Adus Care LLC | Business - Home Health | $146K | 50 | busch blvd 6161 | 1 flag |
| Liberty Home Health Care of Ohio LLC | Business - Home Health | $132K | 49 | busch blvd 6161 | 1 flag |
| Pacific Home Health Services LLC | Business - Home Health | $123K | 65 | dublin granville 2999 | 1 flag |
| Great Home Healthcare LLC | Business - Home Health | $121K | 32 | dublin granville 2999 | 2 flags |
| Right Choice Home Health Care LLC | Business - Home Health | $105K | 32 | dublin granville 2999 | |
| Quality Home Healthcare Agency LLC | Business - Home Health | $97K | 32 | dublin granville 2021 | |
| Bay Home Health Care Plus LLC | Business - Home Health | $70K | 29 | dublin granville 2999 | |
| Jama Mohamud | Individual - Key Figure | $42K | - | cleveland ave | 2 flags |
| SERC (Somali Education and Resource Center) | Nonprofit - Education | $37K | 20 | cleveland ave | 2 flags |
| Idris Hassan | Individual - Key Figure | $14K | - | cleveland ave | 2 flags |
| Concerned Muslims of America Inc | Nonprofit - Religious | - | - | cross state | 1 flag |
Red Flag Summary
3
address laundering
1
suite sharing
8
multiple ppp loans
4
healthcare trucking combo
3
cross state connections
1
sanctioned auditor
Data Sources
- SBA PPP Loan Database (accessed January 6, 2026)
- Ohio Secretary of State Business Filings
- Bizapedia Business Records
- Ohio Department of Education Vendor Payments
- News Reports (ABC6, NBC4, Newsweek)