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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 defense witness: ‘You think people are working for free?’

Feeding Our Future defense witness: ‘You think people are working for free?’

A defense witness testified at the Feeding Our Future trial on Friday that he saw large amounts of food being prepared at a Minneapolis restaurant that prosecutors say was a major player in a $250 million scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during COVID.
by Matt Sepic

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Bock acknowledges fraud at Feeding Our Future, denies taking part

Bock acknowledges fraud at Feeding Our Future, denies taking part

Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock continues to deny that she took part in an alleged $250 million scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs. After taking the stand in her own defense, Bock faced rapid-fire questions during cross examination Thursday from lead prosecutor Joe Thompson.
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Judge orders alcohol treatment, testing for Feeding Our Future bribe courier charged with DWI

Judge orders alcohol treatment, testing for Feeding Our Future bribe courier charged with DWI

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a woman awaiting sentencing for trying to bribe a juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial to undergo regular alcohol testing after she was charged with drunk driving.
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Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock testifies in her own defense

Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock testifies in her own defense

Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock on Friday tried to portray Feeding Our Future as an organization that was on the up-and-up, countering extensive prosecution evidence that it was the locus of a $250 million fraud and testimony from former board members that they had no knowledge of the organization until it came under scrutiny.
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‘We may have become the mob’: Feeding Our Future leader’s texts revealed in trial

‘We may have become the mob’: Feeding Our Future leader’s texts revealed in trial

In text messages that Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock wrote to others charged in a $250 million conspiracy to defraud taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs, she discussed scorched-earth tactics for dealing with critics of her nonprofit.
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Judge revokes pretrial release of Feeding Our Future defendant after witness tampering allegations

Judge revokes pretrial release of Feeding Our Future defendant after witness tampering allegations

Last week, during the ongoing trial of Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and restaurant owner Salim Said, Abdinasir Abshir allegedly approached cooperating defendant Sharmake Jama, who was in a courthouse hallway waiting to testify, and asked to speak with him in a bathroom.
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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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