Feeding Our Future
Feeding our Future was a non-profit organization based in Minnesota.
In 2022, members of the organization were accused of defrauding the state's USDA-funded school nutrition programs of at least $250 million over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] On September 20, 2022, the U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced federal charges against 47 former Feeding Our Future employees for their involvement in the nation's largest pandemic-related fraud scheme.[3][2]
A group of seven individuals were the first to go to trial. Near the end of the trial, an unknown individual attempted to bribe a juror in the case to vote to acquit with $120,000 in cash.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Feeding Our Future, Attorney General Race, Opioid Crisis". Twin Cities PBS. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Montemayor, Stephen; Meitrodt, Jeffrey. "Feeding Our Future founder among 48 people charged in $250 million federal food aid fraud scheme". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme". U.S. Department of Justice. 2022-09-20. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Fahrenthold, David A.; Londoño, Ernesto (2024-06-03). "A Mazda, a Gift Bag of $120,000 and a Dismissed Juror". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she'll acquit". AP News. 2024-06-03. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-05.