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(Minneapolis, Minnesota) – A federal judge has ordered some luxury assets that belong to Aimee Bock, the convicted architect of Minnesota’s sprawling fraud schemes. This marks another milestone in what prosecutors describe as one of the largest pandemic-era thefts of taxpayer money in U.S. history.
Bock, 44, was convicted on multiple federal counts including wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy for her role in the scheme that diverted hundreds of millions of dollars from a federal nutrition program intended to feed low-income children during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is currently awaiting sentencing.
In a preliminary order last month, a federal judge directed Bock to surrender some of her luxury items like property, expensive cars, luxury jewelry and so much more
Court filings say, Bock was ordered to forfeit more than $5 million in cash, along with a Porsche Panamera, dozens of laptops and mobile devices, diamond jewelry, and high-end accessories. Authorities say the seizure represents only a fraction of the money stolen in the scheme.
The Feeding Our Future case has already resulted in dozens of convictions, with the U.S. Department of Justice charging scores of defendants connected to the operation. Prosecutors allege that large sums of stolen taxpayer funds were moved overseas, including transfers to East Africa and the Middle East.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has said the total financial damage from the fraud could ultimately approach $400 million, far exceeding the amount recovered so far. Investigators have managed to claw back only a portion of the stolen funds, leaving taxpayers on the hook for massive losses.
The case has re-entered the national spotlight amid renewed scrutiny of Minnesota’s oversight of social-service programs. Critics argue the scale of the fraud exposed systemic failures at the state level, while federal officials have pledged aggressive prosecutions to deter similar schemes.
As Bock awaits sentencing, the asset seizure sends a clear signal from the courts: luxury lifestyles built on stolen public funds will not be allowed to stand – even as questions persist about how such a scheme went undetected for so long.
