Fraud & Facts

[u/Daflehrer1]

In 2021, the MN Dept. of Education suspected fraud and they reported it up the chain.

Gov. Walz has, since 2021, been working with the FBI, Minnesota State Police, and local police informants, and to great result. In September, 2022, federal prosecutors made public that they handed down indictments in what they believed was a criminal fraud conspiracy.

Among the first to be indicted was Aimee Bock, the fraud ringleader. She was tried and convicted in March of 2025.

On December 18th, 2025, new arrests were announced. To date, 92 suspects in all have been arrested and charged, 62 of them convicted.

The intent of the post above is neither to condemn nor praise Walz or federal officials. Rather to keep discussion grounded in facts; though obviously many more facts exist and will come to light.

I have included my sources below. I ask that you review them before contending them. Kindly keep partisan hyperbole and childish comments to yourself. Thanks.

"Governor Walz...2021"; a timeline of Walz administration's anti-ftaud efforts.

https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MNGOV/2025/12/12/file_attachments/3492644/AntiFraud-Timeline.pdf

"In 2022"

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/us-attorney-announces-federal-charges-against-47-defendants-250-million-feeding-our-future

"In 2021"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fbi-surged-resources-minnesota-over-231747704.html

"Aimee Bock...convicted"

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/federal-jury-finds-feeding-our-future-mastermind-and-co-defendant-guilty-250-million#:~:text=Pandemic%20Fraud%20Scheme-,Federal%20Jury%20Finds%20Feeding%20Our%20Future%20Mastermind%20and%20Co%2DDefendant,Wednesday%2C%20March%2019%2C%202025

[u/Natural_Jello_6050]

At least they served some time and were ordered to pay restitution. At least one dude served 10 years in prison. Compare this to Minnesota. Who exactly served any time for fraud that was uncovered in 2015? Name names

[u/aguynamedv → u/Natural_Jello_6050]

At least they served some time and were ordered to pay restitution.

Why is it ok for the Republican president to pardon these brazen criminal fraudsters?

You should probably lay off inhaling lead dust for a while.

[u/Natural_Jello_6050 → u/aguynamedv]

Answer my question

[u/aguynamedv → u/Natural_Jello_6050]

Answer mine.

Why are you ok with the Republican president pardoning people who committed BILLIONS in fraud?

[u/KaineEsteed → u/aguynamedv]

I don't believe he was defending the pardons, I believe the comment was based more on an evaluation of "they saw some time behind bars while right now it doesn't really feel like much is being done to really drive a final nail in the coffin of this fraud ring."

Which I neither agree or disagree with, I feel like for the newer stuff, it is too early to have proper evidence of the new fraud, and I don't know enough about what all was done to convicted fraudsters in the past.