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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts) Fri Mar 21, 2025, 07:52 AM Mar 2025

$250M COVID-era fraud mastermind convicted - ABC News

Aimee Bock, founder of Feeding Our Future, was convicted in a plot that stole from a federal program meant to feed children in need.

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$250M COVID-era fraud mastermind convicted - ABC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2025 OP

Lying and cheating and stealing is still on the books so there is hope. bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #1

perfect candidate for a pardon. rampartd Mar 2025 #2

So many grifters, so few Cabinet positions. Midnight Writer Mar 2025 #3

The funds were disbursed to Feeding Our Future through the Minnesota Dept of Education MichMan Mar 2025 #4

Some more on the checks and balances - progree Mar 2025 #5

Wow, someone needs to be held accountable MichMan Mar 2025 #6

bucolic_frolic

(55,847 posts)

1. Lying and cheating and stealing is still on the books so there is hope.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 08:05 AM

Mar 2025

rampartd

(5,056 posts)

2. perfect candidate for a pardon.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 09:12 AM

Mar 2025

i'm sure she can afford it.

Midnight Writer

(25,757 posts)

3. So many grifters, so few Cabinet positions.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 09:46 AM

Mar 2025

MichMan

(17,403 posts)

4. The funds were disbursed to Feeding Our Future through the Minnesota Dept of Education

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 10:07 AM

Mar 2025

How to you give away $250 million of taxpayer money for 91 million meals when it was all a fraud ? Zero checks and balances?

progree

(13,078 posts)

5. Some more on the checks and balances -

Reply to MichMan (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 11:40 AM

Mar 2025

https://www.democraticunderground.com/105914461

MichMan

(17,403 posts)

6. Wow, someone needs to be held accountable

Reply to progree (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:38 PM

Mar 2025

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