Ringleader of $250M fraud scandal ordered by judge to forfeit Porsche, luxury goods

 The founder of a notorious Minnesota-based nonprofit, convicted of orchestrating a $250 million welfare fraud scheme, has been ordered by a judge to surrender her Porsche, luxury handbags, and millions of dollars obtained through the illicit operation. Aimee Bock, the 44-year-old mastermind behind the Feeding Our Future scandal, was found guilty in March on federal charges of wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy in connection with the nations largest COVID-19 fraud scheme.Bock, who, along with dozens of predominantly Somali co-conspirators, pilfered pandemic relief funds from a federal program meant to feed hungry children in need, is awaiting sentencing for her lead role in the scandal. A federal judge issued a preliminary court order on Dec. 30 compelling Bock, who is not Somali, to give up an astounding amount of cash and several of her prized possessions.  Bock was ordered to forfeit about $5.2 million in funds from her personal nonprofit bank accounts, her Porsche Panamera, some 60 laptops, iPads, and iPhones, a diamond necklace, bracelet, and earrings, and her Louis Vuitton purse and backpack, according to multiple outlets.  The Justice Department has convicted 57 people and charged 78 defendants related to the Feeding Our Future scandal.  Seventy-two defendants are of Somalian descent, and five are currently fugitives in Africa, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.  Aside from buying fast cars and designer handbags, defendants allegedly sent millions of taxpayer dollars in fraud proceeds overseas to East Africa and the Middle East, Bondi claims.  The attorney general indicated last month that she expects the ultimate price tag of the fraud to be as much as $400 million. Prosecutors have only recovered about $75 million of the stolen funds, according to the Daily Mail. The Feeding Our Future was thrust back into the national spotlight after President Trump fumed about alleged widespread fraud being perpetrated by Somali nationals in Minnesota, and independent journalist Nick Shirley reported on day care centers in the North Star State and suggested they may be fraudulent enterprises..