The leader of Minnesota-based nonprofit group Feeding Our Future was convicted for her role in a $250 million pandemic fraud scheme that “exploited” a federal program meant for child nutrition.
A jury found Aimee Bock, the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future, one of 70 people charged in the case, guilty of seven counts of wire fraud, federal programs bribery, and money laundering. Prosecutors said it is the largest known COVID-19-related fraud scheme.
“Aimee Bock and Salim Said took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to carry out a massive fraud scheme that stole money meant to feed children,” acting U.S. Attorney Lisa Kirkpatrick said in a statement.
“The defendants falsely claimed to have served 91 million meals, for which they fraudulently received nearly $250 million in federal funds,” Kirkpatrick added. “That money did not go to feed kids….
