‘I’ve Lost Everything’: Feeding Our Future Boss Cries Foul After $250M Minnesota Welfare Fraud Conviction

A federal jury’s guilty verdict has left the woman at the center of Minnesota’s largest-ever welfare fraud case awaiting sentencing — and publicly lamenting the consequences of her crimes from behind bars.

According to the New York Post, 👤Aimee Bock, 45, the former head of the now-defunct nonprofit 🍽️Feeding Our Future, is facing up to 33 years in prison after being convicted on all counts tied to a sprawling $250 million scheme that siphoned federal funds meant to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In her first interview since the verdict, Bock portrayed herself as devastated by the outcome and eager to deflect responsibility.

Speaking from jail in an interview with CBS News, Bock described her conviction for wire fraud and bribery as “heartbreaking,” insisting that she had trusted state oversight and relied on approvals she says were granted by Minnesota officials.

“We relied on the state. We told the state, this site is going to operate at this address, this time, and this number of children. The state would then tell 🇺🇸US that’s approved,” Bock said, adding that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was among officials who visited some of the meal distribution sites.