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Minnesota Woman Pleads Guilty In $250 Million COVID-19 Child Nutrition Fraud Scheme
A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a massive fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Najmo M. Ahmed, 35, admitted to helping her husband,
Judge orders Feeding Our Future defendant jailed over witness tampering accusations
According to court records, a judge revoked the pre-trial release for 30-year-old Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir for his alleged "attempt to tamper with and intimidate a government witness."
'Aimee Bock was a god': Former Feeding Our Future director implicated in alleged shakedown attempt
Hanna Marekegn testified that Bock gave Minneapolis' East African community "the American Dream life" by enabling $250 million fraud in the child meal program.
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Testimony in Feeding our Future trial resumes Monday
Aimee Bock, the former executive director of the now-defunct Feeding our Future, as well as her co-defendant, Salim Said, are accused of scheming to steal $250 million in federal funding meant to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feeding Our Future witness tampering claim leads judge to issue defendant restrictions in Aimee Bock trial
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered defendants in all upcoming cases stemming from a major COVID-19 pandemic fraud case in Minnesota to stay away from her courtroom after allegations of witness tampering surfaced in the trial of the alleged ringleader.
A resurgence of artists is brewing in Minneapolis' Warehouse District
As Timberwolves fans made the cold trudge up 1st Avenue N. for Wednesday evening’s game, many paused for a curious glance through the glowing window of the Kickernick Building, where hundreds of art aficionados strolled through downtown Minneapolis' new fine arts gallery.
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Judge restricts defendants after witness tampering allegations surface in Minnesota food fraud case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered defendants in all upcoming cases stemming from a major COVID-19 pandemic fraud case in Minnesota to stay away from her courtroom after ...
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Crime trends in Minneapolis and St. Paul last year show mixed progress
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara ... Homicide and other serious crime in the U.S. rose sharply in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic and fallout from George Floyd’s murder by police disrupted ...
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Minneapolis City Council member’s former nonprofit allegedly used in Feeding Our Future fraud
Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman’s former nonprofit, Stigma-Free International, was used in the Feeding Our Future fraud.
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Judge restricts defendants after witness tampering allegations surface in Minnesota food fraud case
A federal judge has ordered defendants in all upcoming cases stemming from a pandemic fraud case in Minnesota ... cases stemming from a major COVID-19 pandemic fraud case in Minnesota to stay ...