Article 75SFM Former head of Minnesota non-profit gets nearly 42-year prison sentence for fraud

Former head of Minnesota non-profit gets nearly 42-year prison sentence for fraud

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Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed to help provide millions of meals to children during the pandemic

A federal judge has sentenced the Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock to nearly 42 years in prison for orchestrating what prosecutors called the largest pandemic fraud scheme in the country.

Thursday's sentencing follows a $250m plot that exploited federal child nutrition programs. The plot later became a flashpoint in Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota, leading to violent demonstrations and the ICE killings of two Americans, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

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