"The director of the Feeding Our Future nonprofit and 46 other people have been charged in what federal prosecutors say was a "massive scheme" to defraud the government of more than $250 million meant to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a news conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger described it as the largest pandemic fraud in the country, and the charges amount to one of the largest federal fraud cases ever brought in Minnesota.

Six indictments were unsealed Tuesday that describe alleged crimes including wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering and bribery. Three others connected to the scheme, charged via felony information, are expected to plead guilty, Luger said.

He described today's wave of indictments as "the first set of charges."

U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement that the indictments "underscore the Department of Justice's sustained commitment to combating pandemic fraud and holding accountable those who perpetrate it."

Aimee Bock, executive director of Feeding Our Future, was among those indicted. Feeding Our Future, which acted as a sponsor for sites that received federal dollars to feed kids, was at the center of each indictment produced this month in the continuing investigation. The separate indictments allege schemes of up to $40 million each perpetrated by groups sponsored by Feeding Our Future that falsely claimed to feed millions of children throughout the pandemic.

[www.startribune.com]

Bock's defense:

“I am the white lady,” Bock said. “It’s no secret. I can open the door and I can hold it open and provide the security so that it is safe for them [people of color] to walk through. Because every time they’ve tried to come to the door, it’s gotten slammed in their face.”

She thinks she's pretty tricky. Looks like a mess that's been evolving for quite a while. I'm sure there's tons of fraud perpetrated by people a lot smarter.

that's not a defense...

She'll have lots of time in prison to think about being white.

Stealing food from children is just about as low as one can go without resorting to violent crimes.

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another lovely disgrace

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that's not a defense...

It’s been working for Pres. Trump.

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“I am the white lady,” Bock said. “It’s no secret. I can open the door and I can hold it open and provide the security so that it is safe for them [people of color] to walk through. Because every time they’ve tried to come to the door, it’s gotten slammed in their face.”


I was just going to ask if she hired one of 45*'s legal team.

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And hope is a lousy defense.

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If true (and I gave no reason to doubt it), it’s stunning that these people thought they would be able to get away with it.

Many of these folks they’ve charged were East African immigrants. About the only thing I can say in their favor is that where they fled from, corruption may be a fact of life.

For Ms. Bock, she should know better and be ashamed.

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About the only thing I can say in their favor is that where they fled from, corruption may be a fact of life.

In the West, corruption is only excused for the already-rich. That's a lesson folks born here learn from an early age.

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“I am the white lady,” Bock said. “It’s no secret. I can open the door and I can hold it open and provide the security so that it is safe for them [people of color] to walk through. Because every time they’ve tried to come to the door, it’s gotten slammed in their face.”


I was just going to ask if she hired one of 45*'s legal team.

Wait -- she actually said that? OMG! I haven't read the article yet - I thought whoever posted that quote was just being sarcastic!

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“I am the white lady,” Bock said. “It’s no secret. I can open the door and I can hold it open and provide the security so that it is safe for them [people of color] to walk through. Because every time they’ve tried to come to the door, it’s gotten slammed in their face.”


I was just going to ask if she hired one of 45*'s legal team.

Wait -- she actually said that? OMG! I haven't read the article yet - I thought whoever posted that quote was just being sarcastic!

Yes, she said that. It is not quoted in the Star Tribune article linked in the OP, but here is a link with the quote - [www.startribune.com]. It is behind an ad/paywall, but I was able to read it using Safari reader view the first time I went there.

The article I read said the FBI went to a location where 50,000 children were "being fed", and there was no sign of anyone or anything happening. She claimed it happened in four hours, so unless they were there at exactly that 4 hrs., they wouldn't have seen anything. She's ridiculous.

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that's not a defense...

It was kind of implied but not super obvious from the quote that she has been saying she is being persecuted by the FBI for trying to help people of color. That crosses the line into evil behavior, to me.