ST. PAUL, Minn. – Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to order the ringleader of the $250 million Feeding Our Future scandal, the largest known pandemic-era fraud scheme in Minnesota, to pay millions of dollars in restitution.
Aimee Bock, 45, should pay $5.2 million for her involvement in the scheme, prosecutors said in a Dec. 19 court filing requesting a judge to issue a forfeiture order. Most of the money prosecutors are seeking is in a $3.5 million Bank of America account seized by the government during its investigation.
Bock was convicted earlier this year for stealing federal money from the state through fraudulent meal reimbursement claims to the Minnesota Department of Education. The money was supposed to provide meals to children in need during the COVID-19 crisis…