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$242 millionthe loss a judge held Feeding Our Future's founder responsible for

A federal judge held Feeding Our Future's founder responsible for the full $242 million lost in a child nutrition scheme that recruited over 250 sites, and sentenced her to 500 months.

Prosecutors said the nonprofit disbursed the money in exchange for $18 million in kickbacks. The investigation had led to over 70 indictments and 66 convictions.

Source: KAXE, by Alyssa Chen of the Minnesota Reformer. Read more: child nutrition program fraud · case file

Sources

  1. Feeding Our Future 'mastermind' sentenced to over 41 years in prison. KAXE, by Alyssa Chen of the Minnesota Reformer. Accessed 2026-10-27.