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The former leader of a Minnesota<\/a> nonprofit was reportedly sentenced Thursday to nearly 42 years in prison for orchestrating a $250 million pandemic relief fraud scheme.<\/p>\n

Aimee Bock, who headed the nonprofit “Feeding Our Future,” was convicted last year on charges of conspiracy, fraud and bribery.<\/p>\n

While the organization claimed to be feeding millions of needy children during the pandemic, the Justice Department<\/a> described the operation as the “single largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country,” The Associated Press reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A TIMELINE OF THE \u2018LARGEST COVID-19 FRAUD SCHEME’ IN THE UNITED STATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Prosecutors told the court the nonprofit functioned as a “cash pipeline,” relying on a web of fake distribution sites, fabricated lists of children and kickbacks.<\/p>\n

Bock and her co-conspirators funneled the stolen taxpayer funds into lavish personal purchases, including real estate<\/a>, luxury cars and international travel, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

During sentencing, Bock told the federal court<\/a>, “I understand I failed. I failed the public, my family, everyone.”<\/p>\n

MINNESOTA RESIDENTS SLAM WALZ, STATE OVERSIGHT AFTER $250M FEEDING OUR FUTURE FRAUD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Her attorney, Kenneth Udoibok, argued she should serve no more than three years, insisting she provided critical information to investigators and was unfairly scapegoated, the AP reported.<\/p>\n

Former lead prosecutor Joe Thompson<\/a> countered that Bock “did everything she could to earn this long sentence” and that the case “changed our state forever.”<\/p>\n

The sprawling investigation has led to the convictions of dozens of people<\/a>, many hailing from the state’s large Somali community.<\/p>\n

MASSIVE MEDICAID FRAUD SCHEME PUTS MINNESOTA\u2019S FEDERAL FUNDING AT RISK \u2014 AND FALLOUT COULD WIDEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Authorities are continuing to uncover broader social service fraud in Minnesota<\/a>, with new charges filed this week against suspects accused of stealing millions through fraudulent Medicaid housing subsidies, illicit childcare center reimbursements and more than $21 million billed for unnecessary or unprovided autism therapy.<\/p>\n

The Feeding Our Future scheme spurred the Trump administration’s surge of federal officers<\/a> to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area last winter, which led to violent protests and multiple fatal federal officer-involved shootings.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> previously labeled the state a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” and claimed “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing.”<\/p>\n

The majority of the Somali-descendant defendants are U.S. citizens, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/minnesota-fraud-mastermind-gets-nearly-42-years-prison-massive-250m-feeding-future-scheme <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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