Minnesota hunger non-profit leader gets 41 years in prison for $250 million fraud scheme
Aimee Bock, the leader of a Minnesota non-profit, was sentenced to 41 years in prison for orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme involving a federally funded child nutrition program. Bock was convicted of leading the largest known fraud against U.S. government relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 70 others have also been charged in connection with the scheme, which has drawn significant political attention.
- ▪Aimee Bock was sentenced to 41 years in prison for her role in a $250 million fraud scheme.
- ▪She was convicted of defrauding a federally funded child nutrition program.
- ▪More than 70 individuals have been charged alongside Bock in this case.
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Minnesota hunger non-profit leader gets 41 years in prison for $250 million fraud schemeSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 22, 2026, 12:59 AMUpdated May 22, 2026, 12:59 AMMay 19 - The leader of a Minnesota non-profit group was sentenced to 41 years in prison on Thursday after she was convicted last year of being the ringleader of a $250 million scheme to defraud a federally funded child nutrition program.Aimee Bock, 45, was charged in 2022 with using her non-profit group Feeding Our Future to enact what the Justice Department said was the largest known fraud against the U.S. government's relief programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.More than 70 other people have been charged alongside Bock. The fraud has been often invoked by U.S.
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