Hundreds of millions in scammed money, much of it left Minnesota bound for Somalia yet only a couple of brief stories and no arrests to date. How many other cities are in the same position?
"Formed in 2017, the nonprofit took in $3.5 million in food reimbursements in 2019, $42.7 million in 2020 and $197.9 million last year. The sponsor charged a 10 percent administrative fee on those reimbursements through its contracts with site operators, many of which were run by members of the East African diaspora.
Several site operators spent little or none of that money on food for children, the FBI alleges.
Feeding Our Future itself claimed to have operated a number of high-volume distribution sites, but visiting FBI agents found the parking lots empty."
https://www.twincities.com/2022/01/...cted-of-massive-fraud-in-child-food-programs/
"Formed in 2017, the nonprofit took in $3.5 million in food reimbursements in 2019, $42.7 million in 2020 and $197.9 million last year. The sponsor charged a 10 percent administrative fee on those reimbursements through its contracts with site operators, many of which were run by members of the East African diaspora.
Several site operators spent little or none of that money on food for children, the FBI alleges.
Feeding Our Future itself claimed to have operated a number of high-volume distribution sites, but visiting FBI agents found the parking lots empty."
https://www.twincities.com/2022/01/...cted-of-massive-fraud-in-child-food-programs/