2023 A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting on Minnesotas immigrant and refugee communities.. A friendship, a rivalry, a federal investigation. On Monday morning, roughly a dozen people huddled in Feeding Our Futures St. Anthony headquarters as Bock and her lawyer, Kenneth Udoibok, spoke at length about the allegations. Bock: We spoke with our respective attorneys and reviewed the documents, but no, it wasnt through a realtor. Meanwhile, Aimee Bock of Feeding. That the number of kids fed seemed unrealistic. Abdirahman Ahmed was an owner and operator of Safari Restaurant, a site that received more than $16 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. By the time I submitted the application, the pandemic hit. Most of the time it is a for-profit organization like a grocery store or restaurant. Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim, 39, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. An indictment is not an indication of guilt or innocence. U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger on Tuesday announced charges against founder Aimee Bock and others that include conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. Bock of course was charged this week for her role in bilking the Federal government out of hundreds of millions of dollars that should have gone to feeding hungry children during the pandemic of 2020-21. Or call us at 612-548-4344. I think that bad intel was intentionally provided by the Department of Education. Aimee Marie Bock, 41, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery. Bock: That language in particular triggers me, because he is one of the hardest-working people I know. Aimee Bock blames a feud with the Minnesota Department of Education for a federal probe into alleged misuse of food aid. They were down to a couple of gas stations. We did market analysis. Senate passes Drivers Licenses for All, sending bill to governors desk to be signed into law, Hmong elders lead campaign for answers in St. Paul police killing of Yia Xiong, Governor Tim Walzs proposed rebates and tax increases evoke relief, anxiety among Minnesotans, Federal government gives $2M to plan land bridge above Interstate 94 in St. Paul, It brought purpose: Two friends start Fire Mountain Fabrics in between chemo sessions. We actually got additional services beyond the scope of what was contracted, but that money was spent legally within the realms of the program. According to the department, the scheme is the largest Covid-19-related fraud uncovered by investigators to date. We had to build out offices. Those meals were served in the months immediately following the pandemic. The 47 defendants are charged across six separate indictments and three criminal informations with charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and bribery, the release says. Bock said Feeding Our Future kept about 10% of the money it received though the nutrition programs for administrative fees, which worked out to about $19 million in 2021. Everything was frozen. Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune via Getty In partnership with agencies across government, the Justice Department will continue to bring to justice those who have exploited the pandemic for personal gain and stolen from American taxpayers.. Why are we only looking at the profit margins of our small minority-owned businesses?. . Abdulkadir Nur Salah, 36, of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Authorities alleged the massive fraud scheme took at least $250 million from the federal child nutrition program money that was intended to help feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eidleh was an employee of Feeding Our Future who solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and sites under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. The founder of Feeding Our Future and 46 others have been charged in what federal officials are calling the largest pandemic fraud in the country. of Education. The indictment against Bock, executive director of the now-defunct nonprofit Feeding Our Future, is part of a sweeping federal investigation into the alleged theft of money from two programs meant to feed mostly children in daycare and afterschool settings. And they paid $225,000 of that money in bribes and kickbacks to Abdikerm Eidleh, the Feeding Our Future employee who served as the site support manager in Willmar. Powered by. READ NEXT: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II, Aimee Bock: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The indictment alleges that Bock took a $310,000 payment from Abdulkadir Salah, a co-owner of Safari Restaurant, which was a contractor with Feeding Our Future. Contact us atmembership@sahanjournal.com. Instead, they prioritized their own greed, stealing more than a quarter of a billion dollars in federal funds to purchase luxury cars, houses, jewelry, and coastal resort property abroad.". The sponsoring agency retains 10 to 15 percent of the funds as an administrative fee. Bock arrived at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday with her attorneys Kenneth Udoibok and Nancy Hylden. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. What is the program? Bock did not have to pay any money for bail, court documents show, but she must submit to supervision by the U.S. Sahan Journal is a nonprofit newsroom and your tax-deductible donations help us keep bringing you and every Minnesotan essential, nonpartisan information. But to say stole? Feeding Our Future received hundreds of millions of dollars from these two federal programs from 2019 through 2021 and passed the money down to hundreds of mostly immigrant-run nonprofits across the state, according to records from the Minnesota Department of Education. RELATED: U.S. Attorney's Office charges 47 in "largest pandemic fraud in the United States". In total . At the time of last months FBI raids, Feeding Our Future worked with 200 nonprofitsusually independent daycare organizations and afterschool programswith the stated purpose, Bock said, of feeding 100,000 Minnesota children each day. I dont get to call my electrician and say, Hey, I know you profited off of the work you did for me, how are you spending the money? I dont get to call the Sams Clubs and Costcos that have gotten money for the food and say, What are you buying with your profit? Many of these kickbacks were paid in cash or disguised as consulting fees paid to shell companies created by Feeding Our Future employees to make them appear legitimate.. But when you say its a kickback, the use of the word is not supported by any evidence. AIMEE BOCK. 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"These defendants exploited a program designed to provide nutritious food to needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FBI alleges that Feeding Our Future, which Bock founded in 2017 and where she serves as executive director, mishandled tens of millions of dollars of federal child nutrition money. She appeared in court hours earlier on allegations that she embezzled federal money earmarked to feed underprivileged children. : The following people are named in the indictment United States v. Qamar Ahmed Hassan, et al. Here at FEEDING OUR FUTURE, we are driven by a single goal; making participation in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program safe and easy for our community partners. Again, that falls into the line of what these for-profit companies are doing is outside of the scope of what Feeding Our Future can mandate. According to Sahan Journal, Bock and a former business partner and friend named Kara Lomen had a falling out when Bock accused the partner of hacking, which she denied. Are you planning to go on vacation? It consisted of a kitchen upgrade, which is still in process. If the government said in an affidavit, Judge, theres $600,000 from Feeding Our Future to a company run by her boyfriend, they would still get the warrant. Weinvite you to learn more about the food program and the financial benefit available to your program. She created a contract stating the transaction involved selling a childcare center to make it appear legitimate, the indictment alleges. Subscribe Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. The defendants, prosecutors said, set up a network of shell companies connected to the Minnesota-based nonprofit Feeding our Future, to exploit the federal child nutrition program, which is designed to provide meals to children from low-income families. MDE provides those funds to the sponsoring agency who, in turn, pays the reimbursements to the sites under its sponsorship. If the allegation was there is a deposit of $310,000 in the account that is unaccounted for, thats a fair, objective statement. Looking for all the latest news on the Feeding Our Future investigation? Before joining Sahan Journal, he worked for close to a decade in New Mexico, where his reporting prompted the resignation In fact, its the opposite. . Bock said the decision to hire her boyfriends company for the work came in a bidding process that saw three or four companies bid for the job. Im not sure how they would determine that the money came from the child nutrition program, because by the time food distributors get the money, its their general fund money. We had no convenience stores. My client meant wellshe still means well, and we hope that the jury will see that all did was try to help folks.. Sometimes that means reporting on allegations that some people would rather keep out of the public view. Feeding Our Future does not commit fraud, does not allow fraud, does not condone fraud, and most certainly does not actively participate in fraud, Bock said. Main address. To read that all of my hard work is being twisted into something that its not is hard. MINNEAPOLIS -- The founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future was released from custody earlier this week after she surrendered her passport and agreed not to travel outside of Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Education is committed to ensuring all children have access to meals, she said, and ensuring sponsors and sites are able to operate and feed children while meeting all U.S. Department of Agriculture program regulations.. Some requirements were waived during the pandemic. Im surprised that shes indicted, because I didnt think the government would charge her. Officials on Tuesday announced 47 people had been charged in connection to the scheme, including founder Aimee Bock. That Feeding Our Future grew too fast. Udoibok said Bock was doing well, and that they were informed earlier in the day that she would be indicted and required to surrender. When MDE employees pressed Bock for clarification, Bock accused MDE of discrimination and unfairly scrutinizing Feeding Our Futures sites. The non-profit also alleges that MDE changed its application process requiring new administrative and procedural hurdles, imposed restrictions on its ability to expand, withheld federal funding and has taken retaliatory action against the Feeding Our Future leadership. Were saying that MDE fed the federal government with bad information. Udoibok: Stolen, thats another objection. She was an accreditation coordinator for the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children and was center director and a lead infant teacher for Knowledge Universe. I was at a cabin with my children and my parents in northern Minnesota for the week. Bock: People seem to believe I give them the money and then its sort of the honor system to go purchase food. Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, Burnsville, employee of Feeding Our Future. She is required to do auditing and inspection of sites three times a year. Her entry for Feeding Our Future says: We utilize the Child and Adult Care Food Program to increase healthy food access for Minnesotas youth and seniors. The following people are named in the indictment United States v. Haji Osman Salad, et al. The defendants exploited changes in the program intended to ensure underserved children received adequate nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic, the governments news release says. To keep up the ruse, the defendants allegedly submitted false invoices for food served to the children and lists of fake names to show who was fed. Aimee Bock arrives at the federal courthouse with her attorneys, Kenneth Udoibok and Nancy Hylden. The defendants are facing a range of charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and paying and receiving illegal kickbacks. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Her role does not go beyond that. Unlock our in-depth reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. No. Bock graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2003 with a degree in elementary education. He predicted that Bock and Feeding Our Future will ultimately not be charged or indicted. This is a tired, worn-out building. Aimee has 7 jobs listed on their profile. Instead, federal authorities allege, Feeding Our Future and its contractors used that money to enrich themselves. This site claimed to have served more than 1.6 million meals and received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Aimee Bock. The following defendants are named in the United States v. Aimee Marie Bock, et al. Feeding Our Future's founder and executive director, Aimee Bock, was among those indicted, and authorities say she and others in her organization submitted the fraudulent claims for. Bock and Udoibok stopped short of alleging the FBI conducted a bad investigation, and instead argue that the probe is incomplete and that it was disclosed to the public too early in the process. Please enter valid email address to continue. Coupled that with the fact that it was the week of George Floyds murder. Omar ran the Stigma-Free Waite Park site. Founder of Feeding our Future Rosemount, Minnesota, United . In an interview earlier this year, Bock denied stealing money and said she never saw evidence of fraud. indictment: Aimee Marie Bock, 41, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery. Its still ongoing. Help us reach 150 new monthly donors by March 15. The lawyer told Sahan Journal that Bocks denies any wrongdoing. Bock. All of that had to be built up from the ground. Its really hard.. Bock paid the money to Handy Helpers, a company run by her boyfriend, which she said did extensive and ongoing remodeling on roughly 10,000 square feet of office space in Feeding Our Futures St. Anthony headquarters. The search warrant alleges Bocks boyfriend spent some of this money on a Las Vegas trip where he paid $21,000 on a rental car, $9,000 at Caesars Palace, $6,700 at Gucci, and $3,500 at Louis Vuitton. Federal authorities charge 48 people in Feeding Our Future investigationallegedly largest pandemic fraud in the United States.. Our team will meet your site on a regular basis to provide training and technical support. All rights reserved. We utilize the Child and Adult Care Food Program to increase healthy food access for Minnesotas youth and seniors., Before that, she worked as director of operations for Partners in Nutrition in St. Paul, which works to break down barriers to participation in the USDA Child and Care Food Program. Men tied to alleged Feeding Our Future fraud donated to reelection campaign of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, records show. Bock asserts that her organization goes beyond federal requirements by doing things like obtaining backup receipts from the food supplier from which the nonprofit purchased the food. Aimee Bock is the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit organization that was a sponsor participating in the Federal Child Nutrition Program. He has been a journalist for 15 years. When MDE denied Feeding Our Future site applications, Bock and Feeding Our Future filed a lawsuit accusing MDE of denying the site applications due to discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act., In total, the government says, Feeding Our Future opened more than 250 sites throughout the state of Minnesota and fraudulently obtained and disbursed more than $240 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. The investigation implicated a total of 48 people across several indictments (or charging documents), including well-known local restaurateurs and former political appointees for the city of Minneapolis. Mohamud ran the Stigma-Free Willmar site. That means it needs to be free! Udoibok and Hylden left the courthouse about 11:30 a.m. without Bock. Bock: Yes. Four free-food nonprofits are suing the Dept. Sams Club, Costco, and Aldi get by far the largest chunk of the money. Cloud, Waite Park, and St. Paul. During this time of high need, MDE failed to process applications as required by law, said Aimee Bock, spokesperson for Feeding our Future. Sahan Journal publishes deep, reported news for and with immigrants and communities of colorthe kind of stories you wont find anywhere else. She was an MNCPD-approved trainer, a board member of Early Childhood Family Education and a substitute teacher. Among other things, the USDA allowed for-profit restaurants to participate in the program, as well as allowed for off-site food distribution to children outside of educational programs, the news release says. The court finds the MDE in constructive civil contempt for violating a court order, the entry of which it negotiated and stipulated to, Guthmann wrote. RELATED | Scammers use Biden's student loan forgiveness program to steal information. The department began scrutinizing Feeding Our Future's site applications more carefully, and denied dozens of them. Additionally, the Minnesota Department of Education on Wednesday filed a claim seeking to recover more than $538,000 spent on defending the agency against a discrimination lawsuit brought by Aimee Bock, the former executive director of Feeding Our Future. Udoibok: No. The defendants claimed to be feeding thousands of children per day, prosecutors said. The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Aimee Marie Bock, et al. We had no convenience stores. Aimee Bock is the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit organization in Minnesota that participated in the Federal Child Nutrition Program. Whos been charged in the Feeding Our Future food fraud investigation? Everyone should know her face. Aimee Bock is the Founder of Feeding our Future, from Rosemount, Minnesota, United States. We were growing in site numbers, we were growing in staff size. We had no grocery stores on Lake Street. Online records show she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Aimee Bock, executive director of Feeding Our Future, drafted a set of talking points for city officials to use during a May 14 meeting with Heather Mueller, commissioner of the Minnesota . Furthermore, Bock says most of the people targeted in the search warrants work for smaller, immigrant-owned food distributors, but that most of the child nutrition money that flows through Feeding Our Future actually gets spent on food from large chain stores. Bock: If we have an invoice that just simply says breakfast, that doesnt tell me enough. Asked if he had a message for the families and children who relied on the government-subsidized meals, Udoibok said, Its an unfortunate situation. Only 33 of the 2,000 names on the meal roster matched the names of students in the school district. I started Sahan Journal to provide committed coverage to immigrants and people of color in Minnesota. Its been an expansive, ongoing multi-year project. Send us an email at contact@sahanjournal.com. Bock and her attorney accuse the Minnesota Department of Education of having an ax to grind against Feeding Our Future. Bocks LinkedIn page says she has a masters degree in educational leadership and administration from Argosy University in the Twin Cities and a bachelors degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Forty-eight people have been charged in connection to a fraud scheme involving Feeding Our Future a scheme federal officials are calling the largest pandemic fraud in the country. No paywalls. Ahmed Mohamed Artan, 37, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. To start, Bock calls this understanding of how the child nutrition program works a mischaracterization.. The indictments charge Bock with overseeing a massive fraud scheme carried out by sites under Feeding Our Future's sponsorship. Bock was the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future. Feeding Our Future employees recruited individuals and entities to open Federal Child Nutrition Program sites throughout the state of Minnesota, the release says. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. So when I was approached about selling it, it was a relief. This site claimed to have served more than 500,000 meals and received more than $1 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Other defendants are named in different indictments. The defendants submitted false invoices purporting to document the purchase of food to be served to children at the sites., The defendants are also accused of submitting fake attendance rosters purporting to list the names and ages of the children receiving meals at the sites each day. ), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. ". And we need to be honest with ourselves about potential wrongdoing. Why is nobody asking them where their profit margins went? Federal prosecutors arrested and charged Aimee Bock on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding the federal government in a wide-ranging scheme to steal money from child nutrition programs. Those meals were served in the months immediately following the pandemic. Feeding Our Future. Bock: Its important to paint the context of the time that those meals were served. I dont recall the date off the top of my head. Even if they want to say its inappropriate to hire your boyfriend to renovate your office and pay him this amount of money, Ill take that. Bock oversaw the $240 million fraud scheme carried out by sites under Feeding Our Futures sponsorship. They submit the documentation to Feeding Our Future. Parents were out of work. Udoibok: Feeding Our Future and Ms. Bock only paid based on receipts and evidence of service performed. Bock: I dont know what he spent it on when he was there. Sponsors must submit an application to MDE for each site. Instead, federal money was spent by conspirators to buy six pieces of real estate, including a $500,000 property in Kenya. Joey Peters is a reporter for Sahan Journal. Its an unfortunate situation, Aimee Bocks attorney Kenneth Udoibok said when I asked him to address parents and children who relied on the food aid. There are people that have better relationships and more of an ability to grow. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. It has scaled back significantly, but during that time, they were one of the few sources of food in that area. Because if you are, I might get raided.. Everything was frozen. When we moved in here, it was in dire need of repairs just to be functional again. "In all, Feeding Our Future fraudulently obtained and disbursed more than $240 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds during the Covid-19 pandemic," it continued. The stories that come from Minnesotas diverse communities are priceless. Two more people have since been charged. I mean, we were in lockdown. 5353 Gamble Dr Ste 320 . We work with child care centers, adult care centers, emergency shelters and afterschool programs to provide nutritious meals to individuals that would otherwise have limited access.. He has been a journalist for 15 years. Last week, the always alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 noticed that the state Department of Education (MDE) has renewed its $583,000 claim against the now-defunct nonprofit Feeding Our Future (Feeding, FOF). Its really hard.. We paid a fair market price. Feeding Our Future would then pass the federal money down to its contractorsreligious institutions, non-profits, and other groupsthat were supposed to use the money to feed children. But Ms. Bock did the opposite . Judge John Guthmann of Ramsey County District Court ordered the department to pay $35,750 to Feeding Our Future and $11,750 in attorneys fees for failing to follow through on an earlier agreement, finding the department in contempt of court. Weensure programs are easily able to receive funding to purchase nutritious meals and snacks. MINNEAPOLIS -- The founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future was released from custody earlier this week after she surrendered her passport and agreed not to travel outside of. Be as detailed as possible. Whoops! Help us reach 150 new monthly donors by March 15. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc. In interviews after law enforcement searched multiple sites in January, including Bock's home and offices, Bock denied stealing money and said she never saw evidence of fraud. To see the system discredit his work and the work of his company and team is disgusting. We have to be able to operate, and we cant operate if we dont have a space. "These sites, created and operated by the defendants and others, fraudulently claimed to be serving meals to thousands of children a day within just days or weeks of being formed.". / CBS Minnesota. No charges have been filed against Bock, Feeding our Future, or anyone else named in the search warrants. I was not there. Our winter sustainer campaign is happening now! Asad Abshir ran the Stigma-Free Mankato site. I wish that the government had taken that into consideration when making this allegation. These rosters were fabricated and created using fake names., For example, the government contends, one roster was created using names from a website called www.listofrandomnames.com. Because the program only reimbursed for meals served to children, other defendants used an Excel formula to insert a random age between 7 and 17 into the age column of the rosters.. The federal Child and Adult Care Program and the Summer Food Service Program are used to feed children and adults in daycare and afterschool organizations. But both Bock and Udoibok said the circumstances of the Feeding Our Future federal investigation are unusual. Aimee Bock was the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit organization that was a sponsor participating in the Federal Child Nutrition Program. According to the government, the defendants devised and carried out a massive scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program.. A former teacher, Bock's full name is Aimee Marie Bock. Cody Fohrenkam sentenced in the killing of Deshaun Hill Jr. Black longevity depends on community health in Minnesota, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Free-food lawsuits may be Minnesota's biggest growth industry. Together, they allocated more than $4 billion a year to feed 7 million children across the country. 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