Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that the bureau dismantled a $250 million scheme that siphoned pandemic child-nutrition funds through the Feeding Our Future network.
- He said the FBI had already surged personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota and described the matter as the "tip of a very large iceberg" with work continuing.
- Patel cited 78 indictments and 57 convictions to date, noting attempted juror bribery charges and sentences that include a 10-year prison term and nearly $48 million in restitution in related cases.
- Conservative figures, including Christopher Rufo, criticized Patel for touting results from an investigation launched in 2022 and pressed for visible new arrests and prosecutions.
- Patel added that many defendants are being referred to immigration officials for possible denaturalization and deportation proceedings where eligible.