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Fraud in Minnesota

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What's the deal with fraud in Minnesota? The Feeding Our Future scandal, explained.

Fraud in Minnesota has become a flashpoint for incendiary comments about Somali-Americans by President Donald Trump, as well as a sticking point in the 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election. It's also resulted in a fair bit of misinformation and disinformation in the news.

Feeding Our Future leader promised ‘American Dream,’ cooperating defendant testifies

Feeding Our Future leader promised ‘American Dream,’ cooperating defendant testifies

Mohamed Ali Hussein, who ran a Faribault nonprofit, testified that the Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock coached his wife on filling out fraudulent meal reimbursement.
by Matt Sepic

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Business owner tells court Feeding Our Future iced her out when she refused to pay kickbacks

Business owner tells court Feeding Our Future iced her out when she refused to pay kickbacks

The former owner of a small Minneapolis restaurant said Tuesday that Feeding Our Future cut off millions of dollars in fraudulent food payments after she refused to pay a $1.5 million kickback to Aimee Bock, the nonprofit’s founder. 
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Feeding Our Future restaurateur started with legitimate work before turning to fraud

Feeding Our Future restaurateur started with legitimate work before turning to fraud

Abdulkadir Awale said that he had operated a legitimate charitable meal service before joining what prosecutors allege was a $250 million scheme to fleece taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during the pandemic.
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Cooperator, FBI agent, tell of ‘pay to play’ kickback scheme at Feeding Our Future

Cooperator, FBI agent, tell of ‘pay to play’ kickback scheme at Feeding Our Future

Qamar Hassan, who pleaded guilty in 2023, testified that she and other operators of purported meal distribution sites gave “donations” to Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock in exchange for their continued participation in the fraud.
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Feeding Our Future jury bribe courier charged with DWI after crash

Feeding Our Future jury bribe courier charged with DWI after crash

The Minnesota State Patrol says Ladan Ali had a blood alcohol concentration of .284, or more than 3 1/2 times the legal limit, when she rear-ended another driver in Mendota Heights on Feb. 14. Ali is awaiting sentencing for trying to bribe a juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial.
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Prosecutor says Feeding Our Future defendant approached witness in effort to ‘corrupt’ process

Prosecutor says Feeding Our Future defendant approached witness in effort to ‘corrupt’ process

Abdinasir Abshir, who’s scheduled to face trial in April, allegedly approached witness Sharmake Jama in a courthouse hallway while testimony was underway.
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Feeding Our Future by the numbers: 4.4M documents, 90M meal claims and 1,200 subpoenas

Feeding Our Future by the numbers: 4.4M documents, 90M meal claims and 1,200 subpoenas

FBI agent Jared Kary testified that the search of the nonprofit’s headquarters, Aimee Bock’s home, and 25 other Twin Cities locations in January 2022 was the single largest law enforcement operation in Minnesota history and required the help of federal agents from around the country.
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‘I serve drinks’ testifies bartender falsely named as Feeding Our Future board president

‘I serve drinks’ testifies bartender falsely named as Feeding Our Future board president

A Twin Cities man once listed as Feeding Our Future’s board president testified in federal court on Tuesday that he had no knowledge of the organization and was surprised to see his name on its organizational chart.
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Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Prosecutor calls Feeding Our Future ‘money making engine’ of fraud as trial of founder opens

Federal prosecutors allege that Aimee Bock was the ringleader of a $250 million scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during the pandemic and that Said’s restaurant siphoned $16 million of that.
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Judge sentences Feeding Our Future defendant to 3 1/2 years, citing ‘flagrant fraud’

Judge sentences Feeding Our Future defendant to 3 1/2 years, citing ‘flagrant fraud’

Sharon Ross of Big Lake pleaded guilty in early 2024 to stealing $2.4 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs as part of what federal prosecutors in Minnesota say was a $250 million scam involving 70 people and “the single largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country.”
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