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Audit finds Minnesota agency’s lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program
6 months, 1 week ago

Audit finds Minnesota agency’s lax oversight fostered theft of $250M from federal food aid program

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids, and its failure to act on red flags, created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases, the Legislature’s watchdog arm said Thursday in a scathing report. The Minnesota …

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Audit finds Minnesota agency’s lax oversight fostered theft of $250 million from federal food aid program
6 months, 1 week ago

Audit finds Minnesota agency’s lax oversight fostered theft of $250 million from federal food aid program

LA Times  

Cash from a bag that was left at the home of a juror in a massive fraud case, June 2, outside Minneapolis, Minn. A Minnesota agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids, and its failure to act on red flags, created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in …

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10 more indicted in Feeding Our Future fraud
1 year, 9 months ago

10 more indicted in Feeding Our Future fraud

Raw Story  

Ten more people were indicted Monday for misappropriating and laundering money they got through a federal child nutrition program prosecutors say was bilked out of more than $250 million in Minnesota. Abukar is charged with fraudulently receiving about $5.7 million in federal funds, paying over $330,000 in kickbacks to a Feeding Our Future employee and spending millions on real estate, …

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GOP attacks Minnesota governor in $250M food fraud case
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP attacks Minnesota governor in $250M food fraud case

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republicans attacked Democratic Gov. But the warring political sides disagree on how far Ramsey County District Judge John Guthmann went toward compelling the Minnesota Department of Education to resume payments to Feeding Our Future. A court statement issued late Friday said the judge “never issued an order” for the state to resume payments, but the department …

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Minnesota governor pushes back against food fraud criticism
2 years, 3 months ago

Minnesota governor pushes back against food fraud criticism

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democratic Gov. Walz said the Minnesota Department of Education’s hands were tied by a court order for it to resume food program payments despite concerns the state had raised. We stuck with it.” The governor said his administration spotted irregularities “very early” and alerted the USDA during President Donald Trump’s administration. Walz said there “needs to …

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EXPLAINER: How alleged plot exploited pandemic to net $250M
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How alleged plot exploited pandemic to net $250M

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The Department of Justice has charged 48 people in Minnesota in what prosecutors have called a $250 million scheme to defraud a federal meals program. Others soon joined, and the scheme grew to become what Luger called the largest pandemic-related fraud in the U.S. HOW IT ALLEGEDLY WORKED Several companies applied to provide meals to low-income children, many …

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US: 48 exploited pandemic to steal $250M from food program
2 years, 3 months ago

US: 48 exploited pandemic to steal $250M from food program

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — United States authorities charged 48 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest pandemic-related fraud scheme yet, stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income children. Federal prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to tens of thousands of children across …

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Feds Charge 47 In Scheme To Steal $250 Million From Program For Needy Kids
2 years, 3 months ago

Feds Charge 47 In Scheme To Steal $250 Million From Program For Needy Kids

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MINNEAPOLIS — Federal authorities charged 47 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest fraud scheme yet to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income children. Prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering …

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Federal authorities charge 47 people in theft of $250 million from child nutrition program
2 years, 3 months ago

Federal authorities charge 47 people in theft of $250 million from child nutrition program

LA Times  

The offices of Feeding Our Future in St. Anthony, Minn., a week after FBI agents raided the offices of Minnesota nonprofit. Prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to tens of thousands of children across Minnesota, then sought reimbursement for those meals through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food nutrition programs. According to court documents, …

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