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Minnesota nonprofit leader sentenced to 42 years for $250M fraud

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Aimee Bock, former leader of the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future, has been sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison for a $250 million fraud scheme. The organization, which claimed to provide meals for children during the pandemic, was instead used as a "cash pipeline" for fraudulent claims and kickbacks. This case was notably used by the Trump administration to justify an immigration crackdown in Minnesota. AI

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Minnesota nonprofit leader sentenced to 42 years for $250M fraud

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Woman jailed for nearly 42 years over US$250 million Minnesota fraud case

    A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence – nearly 42 years – to the former leader of a Minnesota charity who was convicted in a staggering US$250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Aimee Bock ran Fee…

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Tim Sullivan, The Associated Press ·

    Minnesota fraudster at center of $250 million scam, controversial ICE crackdown sentenced to 42 years

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

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