Minneapolis restaurant operator Salim Said was sentenced to 30 years in prison after submitting thousands of fake reimbursement claims for fictitious children over 21 months. Operating through the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, Said siphoned $44 million meant for pandemic-era food aid to fund personal real estate and vehicle purchases. State auditors subsequently revealed that Minnesota education officials repeatedly failed to intervene, instead telling the organization to monitor itself despite receiving numerous complaints. The ensuing political backlash led President Donald Trump to target local oversight and contributed to Governor Tim Walz deciding not to seek re-election.
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Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock received a 42-year prison sentence following her con…: Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock received a 42-year prison sentence following her conviction in the scheme.
State education officials repeatedly instructed the nonprofit to monitor itself despite r…: State education officials repeatedly instructed the nonprofit to monitor itself despite receiving multiple fraud complaints.
Sustained political fallout over the nutrition program prompted Governor Tim Walz to forg…: Sustained political fallout over the nutrition program prompted Governor Tim Walz to forgo seeking re-election.
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Government says Salim Said ‘hit the jackpot’ in a scheme claiming to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 37-year-old man who played a key role in defrauding a United States food programme in the state of Minnesota during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, in a case that has drawn intense national scrutiny and political pressure from President Donald Trump.
The widespread scheme in Minnesota, which resulted in dozens of convictions, has repeatedly drawn attacks from Trump, who ridiculed the Democratic governor for failing to stop the scheme and cited it as grounds for an immigration crackdown in the state’s largest cities.
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