Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for Feeding Our Future founder

Feeding Our Future operated as a nonprofit sponsor overseeing meal-distribution sites that claimed federal reimbursements under the Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal investigators alleged that the organization and affiliated site operators fabricated meal counts and submitted fraudulent claims, diverting hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds. The Justice Department charged dozens of individuals in connection with the scheme. Bock's trial and conviction followed a multi-year federal investigation centered in Minnesota, where the program had expanded rapidly during the public-health emergency.