Feeding Our Future

Feeding Our Future
Established2016
FounderAimee Bock[1]
Dissolved2022
TypeNonprofit 501(c)(3) until 2020
FocusHunger relief

Feeding Our Future was a Minnesota nonprofit founded in 2016. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it claimed to distribute many thousands of meals to schoolchildren, but instead stole hundreds of millions of dollars while providing few or no meals at most of its locations. Merrick Garland, attorney general during the Biden administration, called it the country’s largest pandemic relief fraud scheme.[2]

Although the state agency responsible for monitoring the school meal program repeatedly tried to cut off funds, the organization was not shut down until FBI raids and federal indictments in 2022. As of early 2026, out of 79 suspects indicted in the fraud, 56 had pled guilty. Another seven individuals were found guilty at trial, including the leader of the scheme, Aimee Bock, while many others awaited trial.

As most of the individuals charged or convicted in the case were Somali Americans (excluding Bock, a White American), the Somali community in Minnesota was subsequently targeted by the administration of Donald Trump. Citing the Feeding Our Future case, Trump's administration launched an immigration operation in Minnesota in late 2025 called Operation Metro Surge.[3][4][5]

History

The organization was founded by Aimee Bock in 2016, and repeatedly applied for grants from the state of Minnesota, but was rejected due to allegations of mismanagement and abuses.[1] In July 2019, months before the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) officials identified early signs of fraud, including meal claims they considered implausible. According to former state employees, Bock pressured workers who raised questions within weeks of the organization's first submissions, and officials began documenting her "concerning behavior". Before the pandemic, Feeding Our Future billed the state for approximately $3.4 million.[6]

The organization's tax status as a nonprofit was revoked by the IRS in February 2020.[1] After the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and a large increase in the amount of federal aid available, Feeding Our Future applied to receive funding to provide meals to school children, as schools were closed.[1][7] MDE began giving the organization substantial grants after Feeding Our Future threatened legal action against the state.[1][7] Ultimately, after MDE began delaying responses to Feeding Our Future's grant applications, the organization sued the state in November 2020, arguing that it was being discriminated against "because of race, national origin, color, and religion."[8]

Around the same time, the MDE raised concerns of fraud with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the FBI began investigating in February 2021.[1][7] Bock maintained ties with local politicians, including Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and state senator Omar Fateh.[9][10] An aide of Frey's, Abdi Salah, ultimately pled guilty to wire fraud; Frey stated he was unaware of Salah's activities.[11][9] Another supporter was Minneapolis council member Jamal Osman, whose wife operated a Feeding Our Future meal site which received more than $400,000 in funding.[12][13]

Federal prosecutors allege that only around 3% of the funding granted to Feeding Our Future meal sites was spent on food, while the remainder was funneled to the individual conspirators involved in the fraud.[14] At its peak, the organization listed 299 "meal sites", which purported to have served 90 million meals in less than 2 years (more than 120,000 meals per day). One site surveilled by the FBI claiming to serve 6,000 meals per day actually averaged around 40 visitors.[15]

Meanwhile, in December 2020, MDE denied Feeding Our Future's ongoing grant applications and labeled the organization "severely deficient", leading to an attempt by MDE to terminate the partnership fully.[1][7][16] Feeding Our Future sued the state in response. Minnesota judge John Guthmann found in the spring of 2021 that there was no legal basis for stopping payments, and informed MDE that there could be a "real problem" if it did not resume processing Feeding Our Future's grant applications, although he did not formally order MDE to resume giving grants.[1][16] Several months later, Guthmann held MDE in contempt of court for processing grant applications slowly and ordered the state agency to pay a fine of $47,500 to Feeding Our Future.[1][16] After the fraud was uncovered, a report by Minnesota's Office of the Legislative Auditor found that the lawsuit had a chilling effect on MDE's oversight functions.[2]

In January 2022, the FBI raided a number of Feeding Our Future locations, and the nonprofit was disestablished shortly thereafter.[1] That fall, 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, led by the organization's president, Bock.[17][18]

In September 2022, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced federal charges against 47 former Feeding Our Future employees and contractors for their involvement in the nation's largest pandemic-related fraud scheme.[18][19] By October 2024, the number of indicted individuals had reached 70.[1][20] Two additional suspects (the 71st and 72nd) were indicted in May and June 2025; one was arrested just before boarding a flight out of the United States at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.[21][22]

In the spring of 2024, a group of seven defendants were the first to go to trial. Near the end of the trial, an attempt was made to bribe a juror to vote to acquit with $120,000 in cash.[23][24][25] The juror reported the incident and was dismissed to avoid the appearance of impropriety, along with another who heard about the incident from a relative. The jury was sequestered for the remainder of the trial. Of the first seven defendants, five were convicted on most charges against them, while two were acquitted.[26] Several weeks later, five suspects, including three of the defendants from the first trial, were indicted on charges related to the bribery. One of the individuals indicted for bribery had been acquitted of fraud during the trial.[25] All five suspects in the bribery case had pleaded guilty to the resulting charges by May 2025.[27]

The second trial in the case began in February 2025 for Bock, the ringleader of the scheme, and a leading co-conspirator, Salim Said.[20][28] On March 19, 2025, Bock and Said were both found guilty on all counts.[29] A federal court handed down the first sentence in the scandal on October 15, 2024. Mohamed Ismail received a 12-year sentence and was ordered to pay more than $47 million in restitution.[30]

By March 2026, out of 79 suspects indicted in the fraud, 63 had been found guilty, including 57 via plea deals. Seven had been found guilty at trial, while many others awaited trial.[14][31][32] Although more than $250 million is alleged to have been stolen, only around $75 million had been recovered as of early 2025, as much of the money was spent on unrecoverable expenses like luxury meals and hotels, or was transferred to overseas investments which the United States cannot seize.[1][14] In an early January 2026 report, the federal government estimated that total fraud from the case could top $350 million.[33]

Responses

Most, though not all, of those charged and convicted in the case were members of Minnesota's Somali American community.[34][35][36] The case led to internal debate and discussion in the Minnesota Somali American community and broader political arena.[37] Bock, the leader of Feeding our Future, accused state agencies of discrimination against the Somali community in the months before charges were filed.[34][35][36] A report by Minnesota's Office of the Legislative Auditor found that the threat of "negative press" had an impact on regulation by the state.[2] A former fraud investigator for the Attorney General of Minnesota's office, Kayseh Magan, suggested that state agencies were hesitant to take action against Feeding Our Future for fear of political backlash or being perceived as prejudiced.[2][38][39] Joe Thompson, the lead prosecutor on the Feeding Our Future case, told the New York Times that "allegations of racism can be a reputation or career killer."[40][41]

In 2023, state lawmakers created an Office of Inspector General within MDE, describing it as having the "investigatory power" that was lacking during the Feeding Our Future case. They also enacted regulatory changes increasing documentation requirements for social services providers.[42] Amidst ongoing investigation into the Feeding Our Future case, potential fraud was identified and investigated in a number of other state-run social services schemes, including emergency housing, autism therapy for children, home health assistance, and Medicaid. Minnesota drew media attention in 2025 for the set of fraud scandals, with U.S. Attorney Thompson writing that the state had become "a national poster child for public corruption".[43][44] State lawmakers, who had been working on the issue legislatively for several years, responded to the national spotlight in varied ways. Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) said that "most of the fraud is in the Somali community, and some of my best whistleblowers are in the Somali community".[45]

In 2025, the Feeding Our Future case was cited by President Donald Trump as a reason to cut off temporary protected status for some Somali refugees in Minnesota.[37] Trump's administration launched an immigration operation in Minnesota in late 2025. The immigration operation, initially targeting the Somali American community, was called Operation Metro Surge, although about 92% of those with Somali descent in the United States are American citizens.[46][47] Despite thousands of arrests in the operation, only 23 were Somali, and none had ties to Feeding our Future or other fraud under investigation.[48] Following the killing of Renée Good by a federal agent in January 2026, amidst Operation Metro Surge, the prosecution of Feeding Our Future faced setbacks due to the resignation of six federal prosecutors, including Thompson. Law professor Mark Osler described the resignations as a "very big blow" to the case.[48] Another eight prosecutors in the office departed shortly thereafter, limiting "the number and complexity of new cases" that the office could prosecute.[49]

Convicted

The following table lists only those who pled guilty or were convicted by a jury; it does not include those who thus far have only been charged with crimes. It is up to date as of March 20, 2026.

Defendant Age at conviction Convicted of Pled guilty or convicted at trial Sentence Source
Bekam Merdassa 40 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Hadith Yusuf Ahmed 33 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Hanna Marekgn 40 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdul Abubakar Ali 40 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Anab Awad 53 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Liban Yasin Alishire 42 Wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Mulata Ali 38 Aiding and abetting in the theft of public money Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Muhamed Ali Hussein 53 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Lul Bashir Ali 57 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdulkadir Awale 50 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Qamar Hassan 54 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdikadir Kadiye 51 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Yusuf Ali 41 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, theft Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Sahra Nur 63 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty 4.25 years, monetary restitution [50][51]
Filsan Hassan 29 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim 39 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Sharon Ross 53 Wire fraud Pled guilty 3.5 years, monetary restitution [50][51]
Hoda Ali Abdi 53 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdiaziz Farah 35 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, wire fraud, bribery, money laundering, passport fraud Convicted at trial 28 years, $47,920,514 monetary restitution [50][52][53]
Mohamed Jama Ismail 51 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering Convicted at trial 12 years, monetary restitution [50][51][52]
Abdimajid Nur 21 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, wire fraud Convicted at trial 10 years, $47 million monetary restitution [50][54]
Hayat Nur 27 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud Convicted at trial 3 years, $47 million monetary restitution [50][52][55]
Mukhtar Sharif 33 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, wire fraud Convicted at trial 17.5 years, monetary restitution [50][51][52]
Sharmarke Issa 43 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Haji Salad 34 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Khadra Abdi 42 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Kawsar Jama 42 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Farhiya Mohamud 65 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Ayan Farah Abukar 43 Money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdulkadir Salah 38 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdi Salah 37 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Sharmake Jama 37 Wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Muhamed Muse Noor a.k.a. Deeq Darajo 40 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Ayan Jama 37 Wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Mekfira Hussein 40 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abduljabar Hussein 44 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Zamzam Jama 50 Money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Mustafa Jama 40 Money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Asha Jama 42 Money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Najmo Ahmed 35 Money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdikadir Ainashe Mohamud 33 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir 33 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Aimee Bock 44 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery Convicted at trial Not yet sentenced [50][56]
Salim Said 36 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, unlawful monetary transactions Convicted at trial Not yet sentenced [50][56]
Abdihakim Ahmed - Wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Ahmed Artan 40 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Ahmed Ghedi - Wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Asad Mohamed Abshir - Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Mahad Ibrahim 46 Wire fraud, money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Hamdi Hussein Omar 29 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Hibo Salah Daar 51 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Guhaad Hashi Said - Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [57]
Hussein Mohamed Farah - Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [55]
Abdullahe Nur Jesow 65 Money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [58]
Abdiwahab Mohamud 35 Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [50]
Ikram Yusuf Mohamed 42 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [32]
Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam 46 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [32]
Aisha Hassan Hussein 29 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [31]
Sahra Sharif Osman 43 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [31]
Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf 59 Wire fraud Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [31]
Said Farah 43 Bribery of a juror Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [59]
Abdulkarim Shafii Farah 25 Bribery of a juror Pled guilty 57 months [59][60]
Ladan Mohamed Ali 32 Bribery of a juror Pled guilty Not yet sentenced [59]

See also

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