A jury convicted Aimee Bock, the founder of Feeding our Future, of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that siphoned $250 million from a COVID-19 relief program aimed at feeding children. Prosecutors described the case as the largest COVID fraud scheme to date, with 70 defendants involved, including Bock and co-defendant Salim Ahmed Said, both facing multiple charges. Bock reportedly pocketed nearly $2 million while Said took around $5 million. The trial was marred by incidents such as attempted jury bribery and witness tampering. Both defendants maintained innocence, but a sentencing date remains pending.
"It was the largest COVID fraud scheme in the country, and what Bock and her co-defendants did was reprehensible." - Lisa Kirkpatrick, acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota.
"During COVID, while so many were trying to be helpers, Bock and Said were thieves. They used a time of crisis as their golden opportunity to enrich themselves." - Lisa Kirkpatrick.
"At every step of the way, Bock fought to keep her fraud scheme going. Today her efforts to lie, to blame others, to escape responsibility, all came to an end." - Lisa Kirkpatrick.
Bock and Said were charged with multiple counts involving conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery, with Bock allegedly pocketing nearly $2 million.
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