The ringleader behind the massive, $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case is still claiming she is innocent.
On Tuesday this week, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a motion against Aimee Bock saying she had directed her son to leak sensitive materials to the media and elected officials in an attempt to minimize her role in the scheme ahead of her sentencing.
Bock, the founder of Feeding our Future, was one of 70 defendants charged in the overall case.
"What she wants to do is get out the truth, the truth that the state has, and the truth that the federal government has," says Bock's attorney, Kenneth Udoibok.
Bock was found guilty in March of 2025 for her role in the scheme. Sentencing is set for Thursday, May 21.
But federal prosecutors want stricter restrictions and sanctions for Bock after repeated leaks of material.
"I don't know all that she did because I'm not in jail with her, but I can assure you that she didn't release 302s," adds Udoibok.
A 302 document, or FD-302, is an FBI form used to summarize witness interviews or meetings.
Last year, Bock and co-defendant Salim Ahmed Said were charged with multiple counts involving conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery. Said was also charged with money laundering.
Bock allegedly pocketed nearly $2 million, while Said was accused of taking around $5 million. They both maintained their innocence and testified at trial. Jurors found them guilty on all counts.
At the time, Bock’s attorney said she was deceived by dishonest people and tried to cut them off whenever she suspected fraud. Said’s attorney blamed his client’s business partner.
Former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Andrew Luger, who began the prosecutions against Feeding Our Future, told WCCO's Chad Hartman Friday that claims of innocence are not unusual. But using evidence provided to you in court after the fact is dangerous, and not allowed.
"The evidence was different against her because she wasn't the one creating the phony names of of kids and all that," Luger explains. "But, she was the leader and she took the witness stand at her trial and testified. And a jury convicted her on all counts. So she's had this sort of drumbeat going on that she was falsely accused, and framed or whatever term she uses. And that's not all that unusual."
Luger also says Bock claiming she was in any way framed doesn't hold water.
"You got a lot of checks and balances, a lot of people looking at everything you're doing," he told Hartman. "We had a large team and FBI agents. So if somebody was sort of 'framing her,' it kind of would have come out. But It didn't, because she wasn't, and she got convicted."
Bock was found guilty as the founder and ringleader of fraud scheme tied to Feeding Our Future
Bock was found guilty as the founder and ringleader of fraud scheme tied to Feeding Our Future
