A jury has convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others in a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children.
A jury has convicted 5 residents of Minnesota and acquitted 2 others for their parts in a scheme to steal over $40 million from a program intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prosecutors allege that the group falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals during the COVID pandemic, for which they collected $47 million in taxpayer money