UMVA has learned that Aimee Bock, the mastermind behind the $250 million Feeding Our Future scandal, has been sentenced to 41.5 years in federal prison for her role in a massive scheme that defrauded taxpayers of tens of millions of dollars meant for low-income children during the pandemic.
The fraud was centered in Minnesota's large Somali community and involved dozens of defendants. Bock, who founded Feeding Our Future, was convicted in March 2025 on multiple counts, including conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud.
According to information obtained by UMVA, Bock had been the central figure coordinating the operation that exploited relaxed federal rules during the COVID-19 emergency. In a recent jailhouse interview, Bock explicitly stated she "struggles to believe" Rep. Ilhan Omar did not know what was happening.
Following news of Bock's sentence, Vice President JD Vance stated, "Just like all of you, I was shocked when I watched a bombshell investigation of migrant fraud in Minnesota, which called attention to the now infamous 'Quality Learning Center' and other schemes across that state."
Vance continued, "This morning, the ringleader of the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme in Minnesota was sentenced in federal court to over 40 years in prison, bringing justice to the countless schoolchildren and families she had scammed. And on top of that, today federal law enforcement launched a massive raid in Minneapolis, arresting 15 people for suspected fraud that amounted to $90 million."
The Vice President emphasized that the action brings justice to some of America's most vulnerable citizens and to the American taxpayer. He cited a program in Minnesota that was meant to provide housing services for the homeless, which had exploded in cost from an estimated $2.5 million a year in 2018 to $104 million annually by 2024, largely due to fraud.
Vance stated, "As a result, the state had to shut down the program and can no longer provide those services to Americans in need. So we've got homeless veterans sleeping on the streets because fraudsters got rich. But it's not just the homeless who are the victims of these fraudsters."
The Vice President highlighted that the victims also include disabled Americans who rely on community support to live full, independent lives, and citizens for whom defrauding such programs is literally a matter of life and death. He described a particularly horrifying case of a recipient who needed 24-hour care but received nothing, and was later found dead.
Vance condemned the behavior as "sickening" and "disgusting," and emphasized that the task force will find and prosecute those committing fraud. He concluded, "Our message is simple. If you are committing fraud, our task force will find you. We'll come after you, and we will not rest until justice is served."
