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Nevilledog

(51,198 posts)
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 03:22 PM Feb 2022

Feds investigate nonprofit Feeding Our Future for alleged fraud

https://www.startribune.com/fbi-investigates-nonprofit-feeding-our-future-for-alleged-fraud-millions-misused/600137966/

Federal authorities on Thursday executed a search warrant on the headquarters of Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit organization that claims to serve thousands of meals each month to children in need across Minnesota during the pandemic.

The FBI says the St. Anthony-based nonprofit was part of a broad scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Agriculture of millions of dollars, funneling money from federally funded child nutrition programs to an array of entities to be laundered and used for personal real estate, cars and other luxury items.

Aimee Bock, founder and executive director of the nonprofit, did not respond to requests for comment Thursday.

The federal government distributes money to the state Department of Education to reimburse nonprofits and other organizations that provide meals for children. Yet, according to court documents, almost none of the money sent to this group went to kids.

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We're talking over $200 million in fraud here......unbelievable.



Sorry if this was posted before, I just saw it.
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Feds investigate nonprofit Feeding Our Future for alleged fraud (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP
There's always someone.... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #1
Was clearly feeding her future malaise Feb 2022 #2
Yup. Archae Feb 2022 #3
Found on DuckDuckGo.... multigraincracker Feb 2022 #4
I've found that to be true. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #7
They have a word for us.... multigraincracker Feb 2022 #8
Aren't they the people..... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #9
I'm a Humanist. I put multigraincracker Feb 2022 #10
Bingo. SergeStorms Feb 2022 #11
WOW. ..Went from taking in $2.9 million in federal funding in 2019, to more than $197 mill in 2021 Budi Feb 2022 #5
was it Don Henley that sang onethatcares Feb 2022 #6

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
1. There's always someone....
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 03:27 PM
Feb 2022

whose only mission in life is to cause pain and suffering for others, and enriching themselves in the process. You know, republicans.

multigraincracker

(32,720 posts)
4. Found on DuckDuckGo....
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 03:34 PM
Feb 2022

"Recent surveys have found that not only do the poor donate more per capita than individuals in higher income brackets, but that their generosity tends to remain higher during economic downturns, McClatchy Newspapers reports. ... Others believe that the poor give more because they require less to be happy."

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
7. I've found that to be true.
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 07:49 PM
Feb 2022

Although not poor, I did discover that when I gave up the money chase, and stopped falling for the blatant consumerism that's supposed to make us happy, I had much more to give others.
That made me very happy.

Living with less has made me a much better person, and I can feel good about helping others who weren't as blessed as myself. You know, something a republican will never experience. 😊

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
9. Aren't they the people.....
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 11:24 PM
Feb 2022

who claim to be christian, patriotic Americans? These people are so far removed from their religion they're actually working counter to their supposed religious dogma. They're anti-christians. They talk the talk (sometimes), but are stumbling all over the damned place, nowhere close to walking the walk.

I'm not a religious person. I was raised in a religious home, but after much research and soul searching decided it wasn't a necessity to be a good human being.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
11. Bingo.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:25 AM
Feb 2022

I'd most certainly choose living a life free from lies to others and myself, over parading around crowing about what a good christian I am, while acting like a complete shitheel.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
5. WOW. ..Went from taking in $2.9 million in federal funding in 2019, to more than $197 mill in 2021
Tue Feb 15, 2022, 03:34 PM
Feb 2022

NonPaywall Link:
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/01/21/fbi-warrants-say-twin-cities-organization-claiming-to-feed-children-instead-spent-money-on-cars-trips-and-homes/

January 2022
Feeding Our Future, founded in 2017, went from taking in $2.9 million in federal funding in 2019 to more than $197 million in 2021.

Documents detail how as the organization’s financial intake skyrocketed; the Minnesota Department of Education became increasingly skeptical. Eventually, MDE withheld certain funds, which led to Feeding Our Future filing suit in a Ramsey County courtroom — a lawsuit that is currently pending.

Documents claim MDE involved the FBI in April of 2021, under the suspicions Feeding Our Future was submitting fraudulent documents as well as reporting higher numbers of children getting assistance to get more funding.

According to the search warrants, tens of millions of dollars went to restaurants, after school programs and other advocates throughout the Twin Cities. In some cases, organizations getting funds through Feeding Our Future claimed to be feeding upwards of 5,000 children a day. Federal investigators note that the state’s largest high school has an enrollment of just 3,600 — making claims of 5,000 children being fed each day suspiciously large to the agency.

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