Aimee Bock alleges Gov Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison knew of Minnesota fraud

A Minnesota lady convicted in one of many state’s largest fraud schemes alleged in a jailhouse interview that Gov. Tim Walz and Lawyer Basic Keith Ellison knew of widespread fraud lengthy earlier than federal prosecutors intervened.

Aimee Bock, former head of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, spoke to Fox Information from Minnesota’s Sherburne County Jail and alleged that state officers continued to approve and pay claims even after considerations have been raised about potential fraud.

Bock claimed the state had authorized program sponsors and was liable for monitoring claims, however officers repeatedly failed to research or cease suspected corporations after recognizing them.

“I actually imagine that Keith Ellison and Governor Walz have to be held accountable. There must be an investigation. In the event that they did not know, that is regarding,” she informed Fox Information.

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A cut up picture exhibits the defendant within the Feeding Our Future fraud case, left, and a separate picture launched into proof at trial, depicting luxurious bills related to folks in her community, proper. Federal prosecutors stated the nonprofit was used to run a large little one vitamin fraud scheme. (Sherburne County Sheriff’s Workplace; Division of Justice)

“I’ve to imagine the governor’s workplace and Keith Ellison have been conscious of this. They’ve stated they have been concerned in serving to the FBI. They stated they have been notified, however apparently I am scary, so that they could not do something,” Bock added.

In response, a spokesperson for Ellison’s workplace stated Bock was not credible, pointing to her federal jail sentence. “She is a liar, fraud and manipulator of the best order who has by no means acknowledged or accepted her guilt. Now she is on a media tour to shift her blame onto others relatively than finally take accountability for the fraud scheme she carried out,” the spokesperson stated.

“Federal and state investigators have fastidiously investigated the crimes dedicated by Bock and her accomplices,” Ellison’s spokesperson continued. “Bock alone is liable for her personal actions, which has been confirmed past an inexpensive doubt in court docket, and her declare about Lawyer Basic Ellison is a lie with out a shred of proof.”

Federal prosecutors have stated the scheme concerned greater than $250 million in stolen taxpayer cash supposed to feed youngsters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organising sham eating places to falsely declare refunds.

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Minnesota Lawyer Basic Keith Ellison speaks on the Democratic Nationwide Conference on August 21, 2024 in Chicago. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Pictures)

Walz’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.

The supervisory committee of the Home of Representatives said on January 7 that the Division of Justice (DOJ) has charged 98 defendants in fraud-related instances in Minnesota, 85 of whom are of Somali descent.

Sixty-four suspects have already been convicted. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., stated the DOJ has issued greater than 1,750 subpoenas, executed greater than 130 search warrants and carried out greater than 1,000 witness interviews in what officers described as a sweeping federal investigation.

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Comer stated federal prosecutors estimate a minimum of $9 billion was stolen via a number of fraud schemes in Minnesota.

“The size and depth of this fraud is breathtaking. And I worry that is simply the tip of the iceberg. Gov. Tim Walz, Lawyer Basic Keith Ellison and Minnesota’s Democratic leaders have both been asleep on the wheel or are complicit in these crimes,” he stated. “They’ve failed the folks of Minnesota and all People by handing over thousands and thousands of taxpayer {dollars} to fraudsters.”