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Figarosmom

(15,213 posts)
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:42 PM 16 hrs ago

Well, look at this. The person that was the ring-leader of the fraud in Minnesota

Last edited Sun Jul 12, 2026, 01:33 AM - Edit history (1)

Of the Somalian children's fund was a white American woman.

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Well, look at this. The person that was the ring-leader of the fraud in Minnesota (Original Post) Figarosmom 16 hrs ago OP
What a lovely lady. 😡 Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #1
And she looks like she eats dogs and cats struggle4progress 15 hrs ago #2
70 people have already pleaded guilty or been convicted MichMan 15 hrs ago #3
She was the mastermind. Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #6
The OP makes it appear that she was the only one convicted MichMan 15 hrs ago #9
41.6 Years Seems a Wee Bit High. It's Probably an Orange-tinted Judge Signalling an Urgent Need for a Pardon The Roux Comes First 15 hrs ago #4
She is one of the people that committed fraud sarisataka 15 hrs ago #5
See #6. Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #7
If she wasn't the top person she was very near sarisataka 15 hrs ago #8
At least 65 people have been convicted in a series of overlapping food fraud cases. MichMan 15 hrs ago #10
Bock is already 45 years old--She will be 87 yr old if serves her full sentence-- riversedge 15 hrs ago #11
Two very important points. One she's not Somalian or a minority. Buddyzbuddy 14 hrs ago #12

Ocelot II

(132,019 posts)
6. She was the mastermind.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:11 AM
15 hrs ago

She was the head of the umbrella fake charity who recruited and organized the other scammers, which is the main reason she got such a long sentence.

MichMan

(17,786 posts)
9. The OP makes it appear that she was the only one convicted
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:16 AM
15 hrs ago

"The person that did the fraud in Minnesota"

I'm just pointing out there are several dozen more besides her that have also already been convicted. The fact that she may have been the ringleader doesn't change that they all stole from taxpayers while denying services to those they claimed they were helping. They all deserve time behind bars.

Edited: The OP has since revised their post

The Roux Comes First

(2,476 posts)
4. 41.6 Years Seems a Wee Bit High. It's Probably an Orange-tinted Judge Signalling an Urgent Need for a Pardon
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:07 AM
15 hrs ago

sarisataka

(23,266 posts)
8. If she wasn't the top person she was very near
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:14 AM
15 hrs ago

yet she did not act alone as the OP implies.
I'm glad to see she has received a sentence that matches the crime

MichMan

(17,786 posts)
10. At least 65 people have been convicted in a series of overlapping food fraud cases.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:19 AM
15 hrs ago
Bock is white, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office says the overwhelming majority of defendants in the cases are of Somali descent. Most are U.S. citizens.

At least 65 people have been convicted in a series of overlapping food fraud cases. Investigations began during the Biden administration.

“This case has changed our state forever,” Joe Thompson, formerly the lead prosecutor in the case, said outside the courtroom. “Aimee Bock did everything she could to earn this long sentence.”


https://apnews.com/article/fraud-minnesota-feeding-our-future-sentencing-a13a3afe6b27b2c80180c21584a28b1d

riversedge

(82,501 posts)
11. Bock is already 45 years old--She will be 87 yr old if serves her full sentence--
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 12:33 AM
15 hrs ago

In other words--she my never see the blue sky as a free person again.

Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which had claimed it helped provide millions of meals to needy children during the pandemic. The U.S. Justice Department, however, said she was atop the “single largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country.”

“I understand I failed. I failed the public, my family, everyone,” Bock, 45, said in federal court.

Buddyzbuddy

(3,134 posts)
12. Two very important points. One she's not Somalian or a minority.
Sun Jul 12, 2026, 01:03 AM
14 hrs ago

And two, it's stated she ran the organization.
Good people suffered because of her.

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