COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Trial Begins
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Jury selection to begin for alleged ringleader of $250M pandemic fraud scheme
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Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the alleged ringleader of a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal prosecutors say the scheme stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children.
Aimee Bock is one of 70 defendants charged in the overall case.
Bock and a co-defendant will be the second group to stand trial in the broader case.
The loss of 250 million taxpayer dollars became a major political problem for Gov. Tim Walz .
His administration largely blamed federal authorities, saying the FBI asked them not to cut off the flow of funds to protect its investigation.
Republicans in the closely divided Minnesota Legislature have made fighting fraud in government programs one of their top issues.
