" A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country."
"The jury heard closing arguments Tuesday against accused Feeding Our Future ring leader Aimee Bock and her co-defendant Salim Said. The pair were accused of taking tens of millions of dollars meant to feed hungry children."
" Said owned and operated Safari Restaurant, a site that received more than $16 million in fraudulent funds. Prosecutors say it was a team effort, alleging that Said devised fake meal counts, rosters and invoices and Bock submitted them to the state department for funding.
The pair "worked together every step of the way to carry out this fraud scheme," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Harry Jacobs "and they both got rich doing it."
" Bock and Said are two of 70 people charged in the scheme. Roughly 30 others have pleaded guilty and five others were convicted."
"Earlier this year, a separate Feeding Our Future defendant admitted to witness tampering in connection with a $120,000 bribery attempt of a juror. Documents say Ladan Ali flew in from Seattle in May 2024 and followed a juror home after the first day of closing arguments, and then two days later handed a bag containing the cash to the juror's relative and told them there would be more if the juror voted to acquit all the defendants. "
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesota/news/feeding-our-future-aimee-bock-verdict/
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All that pandemic cash being handed out without accountability. Who knew someone would steal it?
"The jury heard closing arguments Tuesday against accused Feeding Our Future ring leader Aimee Bock and her co-defendant Salim Said. The pair were accused of taking tens of millions of dollars meant to feed hungry children."
" Said owned and operated Safari Restaurant, a site that received more than $16 million in fraudulent funds. Prosecutors say it was a team effort, alleging that Said devised fake meal counts, rosters and invoices and Bock submitted them to the state department for funding.
The pair "worked together every step of the way to carry out this fraud scheme," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Harry Jacobs "and they both got rich doing it."
" Bock and Said are two of 70 people charged in the scheme. Roughly 30 others have pleaded guilty and five others were convicted."
"Earlier this year, a separate Feeding Our Future defendant admitted to witness tampering in connection with a $120,000 bribery attempt of a juror. Documents say Ladan Ali flew in from Seattle in May 2024 and followed a juror home after the first day of closing arguments, and then two days later handed a bag containing the cash to the juror's relative and told them there would be more if the juror voted to acquit all the defendants. "
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesota/news/feeding-our-future-aimee-bock-verdict/
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All that pandemic cash being handed out without accountability. Who knew someone would steal it?
“If you’re going to have crime it should at least be organized crime”
-Havelock Vetinari
-Havelock Vetinari