US Attorney Andy Luger announces charges in Feeding Our Future pandemic food aid fraud investigation. 47 defendants charged in 6 indictments and 3 felony informations. 
6 indictments represent 6 groups all allegedly leading back to Aimee Bock and her nonprofit Feeding our Future
3 charged by information expected to plead guilty
Defendants obtained at least $250 million, says Luger. “This is the floor,” investigation is continuing.
Luger says defendants claimed to serve “125 fake meals.”
Defendants allegedly bought land, homes, luxury cars.
These are only the “first set of charges,” Luger said.
Millions in kickbacks allegedly paid to scheme participants.
Luger says FoF set up meal sides solely to steal money.
“Countless” fake reimbursement forms signed by defendants, Luger said. They allegedly used a random name generator website to put phony names in for kids.
“These children were simply invented,” Luger said.
Luger said Aimee Bock sued state afte the Minn Department of Education began raising questions about FoF spending.
One defendant allegedly claimed to be feeding 2,000 kids per week in Willmar, which has a school district enrollment of 4,500.
$50m in property seized, Luger said.
Meal *sites* This is the largest COVID fraud prosecuted to date, says DOJ.
In a statement, Aimee Bock's attorney Kenneth Udoibok said "An indictment does not signify guilty or innocence. It’s the beginning of the criminal process. I’m surprised that Ms. Bock has been indicted because she did nothing worthy of a criminal indictment."
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