Boston.com | ‘I failed’: Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud gets nearly 42-year prison sentence by Associated Press AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. A U.S. district judge sentenced former Minnesota nonprofit leader Aimee Bock to nearly 42 years in prison for heading what prosecutors called the nation’s largest COVID‑19 fraud scheme, in which her organization Feeding Our Future allegedly siphoned about $250 million meant for meals for children by creating fake distribution sites, falsified lists and kickbacks, enriching the conspirators with luxury travel, real estate and vehicles. Bock, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud and bribery, admitted she failed the public, while prosecutors linked her case to a broader wave of Medicaid‑related fraud involving dozens of mostly Somali‑American defendants and cited the scandal as a catalyst for former President Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement in Minneapolis‑St. Paul. The court’s decision underscores a sweeping crackdown on fraudulent misuse of federal and state funds across Minnesota’s social‑service programs. Read more: https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/05/21/i-failed-woman-at-center-of-sprawling-minnesota-fraud-gets-nearly-42-year-prison-sentence/ #AimeeBock #DonaldTrump #JoeThompson #KennethUdoibok #crime