Audit Reveals Oversight Failures in Minnesota's Largest Covid Fraud Scheme

State report criticizes Minnesota Department of Education for inadequate monitoring of Feeding Our Future, leading to $250 million fraud.

Minnesota's Legislative Auditor found the Education Department failed to act on numerous warning signs about Feeding Our Future.
The nonprofit is at the center of a $250 million Covid relief fraud, the largest in the nation.
Seventy individuals have been charged, with 18 pleading guilty and five recently convicted.
The Education Department's oversight weaknesses included not following up on serious findings from a 2018 review.
Prosecutors allege funds meant for feeding children were used for luxury purchases instead.