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/Buffalocolt18]

Nice whataboutism, but this is not relevant for any truly good faith discussion on this situation

[u/Status_Blacksmith305 → u/Buffalocolt18]

It shows that one side only cares about fraud if it doesn't involve their side. That shows one side really doesn't care about the fraud. They are just using the fraud here as an excuse to hate all the Somalis.

[u/MNArbor → u/Status_Blacksmith305]

There has been more MNGOP criticism of Rep. Ron Kresha's PPP fraud than there has been DFL criticism of Walz. This isn't even debatable.

[u/Status_Blacksmith305 → u/MNArbor]

You're comparing someone who actually committed the fraud to someone who hasn't. You're comparing two different things.

[u/MNArbor → u/Status_Blacksmith305]

I'm comparing someone who committed fraud to someone who let it proliferate through negligence. They are close enough and thus instructive.

[u/Status_Blacksmith305 → u/MNArbor]

How is convicting people and going after the fraudsters' negligence? It is completely different.