Aimee Bock
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17 totalBock founded Feeding Our Future in November 2016 and served as Executive Director until the organization's dissolution in 2022. She certified fraudulent reimbursement claims, approved fake meal sites, and received kickbacks through the organization.
Co-defendants in United States v. Bock et al., case 0:22-cr-00223-NEB-DTS (D. Minn.). Convicted together on all counts March 19, 2025. Said was a Minneapolis restaurant owner; his specific operational role in the scheme relative to Bock's requires further research.
Bock and Watson were live-in romantic partners during the fraud period. Watson's company Handy Helpers LLC received $871,514 from Feeding Our Future. Watson also worked as an FoF employee, earning $1M+ in total. They also co-owned Classic Customs — E.M.P. Watson was separately charged with tax crimes.
Kenneth U. Udoibok served as Bock's defense attorney in case 0:22-cr-00223-NEB-DTS. He argued at trial that the government scapegoated Bock for MDE's oversight failures and that others (not Bock) carried out the scheme. He was identified in CourtListener attorney records for the case.
Aimee Bock as FoF executive director approved and enabled the site operator network that Salim Said and others exploited. Said ran Safari Restaurant which claimed 3.9M meals for $16M+. Both convicted March 19, 2025 in second trial.
Joe Thompson served as acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota from May 2025 and was the lead prosecutor overseeing FoF sentencing proceedings. His January 2026 resignation creates direct risk to the Bock/Said sentencing schedule.
Aimee Bock formed School Age Consultants LLC on 12/13/2021 and was the sole controller of its bank account. She used the entity to collect $103,600 in disguised kickback payments from ~36 Feeding Our Future meal site operators. The LLC had no legitimate operations — no handbook was produced per FBI testimony.
Bock directed $871,514 in FoF funds to Handy Helpers. Prosecution presented evidence Bock's name appeared on Handy Helpers tax documents. Payments were classified as part of Bock's personal enrichment in trial. Entity functions as a personal payment conduit from FoF to the Bock/Watson household.
Direct employment and co-conspiracy relationship. Eidleh was Bock's Program Support Manager described as her 'right hand man'. Bock confirmed kickback payments via FaceTime during Eidleh's cash pickups. Bock convicted all counts March 2025.
Eidleh created Bridge Logistics shell company to receive kickback checks from sites. Bock confirmed receipt via FaceTime calls. Both conspired to collect kickbacks from ~200 FCNP sites.
Said paid ~$310,000 kickback to Bock in exchange for continued FOF sponsorship of Cosmopolitan Business Solutions/Safari Restaurant in FCNP. Bock submitted all fraudulent reimbursement claims to MDE on Safari's behalf. Both convicted at trial March 2025.
Eidleh was Feeding Our Future employee who recruited sites and collected kickbacks. Made FaceTime calls to Bock to confirm cash receipt from site operators. Both charged in main indictment.
Hassan (S&S Catering) testified that Bock falsely claimed FOF was operating the S&S Catering site, and that he paid kickbacks to maintain program participation. Bock: 'If I say no, I'm not getting any more money.'
Awale (Nawal Restaurant, pled guilty) paid $83K+ kickbacks. Bock falsely claimed FOF operated Nawal Restaurant to MDE. Awale testified that FOF did not in fact staff his site.
Bock and Lomen co-founded both Partners in Quality Care/Nutrition (June 2016) and Feeding Our Future (November 2016). They had a falling out in 2018 when Lomen fired Bock for misconduct. Lomen's organization then filed a federal complaint about FoF in 2019. Their organizations were direct competitors as USDA child nutrition program sponsors.
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah was among the first-wave defendants in the FoF fraud scheme. He was a key operative in the fraud and separately masterminded the juror bribery attempt during the first trial. He received the longest sentence to date: 28 years + $47.9M restitution (August 2025). His precise operational relationship to Bock requires further research from indictment documents.
Abshir Omar was a paid consultant for Feeding Our Future and facilitated the December 2021 meeting between AG Ellison and FOF figures. Aimee Bock was the FOF founder/executive director convicted at trial. Their relationship is operational — they shared the FOF organizational context during the fraud period.
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School Age Consultants: Bock-controlled shell company used to receive ~$103K in kickbacks from FoF site operators
School Age Consultants was a company Bock created approximately one week before receiving checks from site operators. One check from Awale for $2,800 payable to 'School Age Consultants' went into an account controlled only by Bock. Total of $103,000 flowed through this entity. Bock claimed at trial she sold policy manuals to after-school programs through this company.
School Age Consultants: Bock-controlled shell company used to receive ~$103K in kickbacks from FoF site operators
School Age Consultants was a company Bock created approximately one week before receiving checks from site operators. One check from Awale for $2,800 payable to 'School Age Consultants' went into an account controlled only by Bock. Total of $103,000 flowed through this entity. Bock claimed at trial she sold policy manuals to after-school programs through this company.
FoF paid $871,514 to Handy Helpers LLC owned by Bock's boyfriend Watson; Watson charged separately with tax crimes on $1M+ unreported income
Feeding Our Future made $871,514 in payments to Handy Helpers LLC, owned by Bock's live-in boyfriend Empress Malcolm Watson Jr. Funds flowed through a Wells Fargo account with Watson as sole signatory. Watson separately earned additional income as an FoF employee. Bock claimed payments were for office renovation work. Watson is alleged to have spent over $680K on travel, jewelry, vehicles, and cash withdrawals. Watson was charged separately with tax crimes for underreporting $1M+ in income across tax years 2020–2022.
FoF paid $871,514 to Handy Helpers LLC owned by Bock's boyfriend Watson; Watson charged separately with tax crimes on $1M+ unreported income
Feeding Our Future made $871,514 in payments to Handy Helpers LLC, owned by Bock's live-in boyfriend Empress Malcolm Watson Jr. Funds flowed through a Wells Fargo account with Watson as sole signatory. Watson separately earned additional income as an FoF employee. Bock claimed payments were for office renovation work. Watson is alleged to have spent over $680K on travel, jewelry, vehicles, and cash withdrawals. Watson was charged separately with tax crimes for underreporting $1M+ in income across tax years 2020–2022.
Bock text message confirms $78K School Age Consultants deposit within two weeks; bank records show personal spending of proceeds
Bock texted her then-boyfriend during the collection period: 'I literally just deposited $78,000 into the account for the book I sold. I made that in two weeks.' Bank records introduced at trial showed most School Age Consultants revenue was spent on personal expenses, including a $2,487 Memphis hotel stay shortly before FBI raids in January 2022.
Prosecutors documented Bock's ~$1.9M personal enrichment: salary $237K + School Age Consultants kickbacks $103K + Handy Helpers payments $871K
Prosecutors presented evidence that Bock personally received approximately $1.9 million through the scheme: $237,363 in salary (April 2020–January 2022); $103,000 via School Age Consultants, a shell company Bock created approximately one week before receiving checks from site operators (ostensibly for policy manuals); and $871,514 in Feeding Our Future payments to Handy Helpers LLC, a remodeling company owned by her live-in boyfriend Empress Malcolm Watson Jr. Watson was sole signatory on the Handy Helpers Wells Fargo account.
Prosecutors documented Bock's ~$1.9M personal enrichment: salary $237K + School Age Consultants kickbacks $103K + Handy Helpers payments $871K
Prosecutors presented evidence that Bock personally received approximately $1.9 million through the scheme: $237,363 in salary (April 2020–January 2022); $103,000 via School Age Consultants, a shell company Bock created approximately one week before receiving checks from site operators (ostensibly for policy manuals); and $871,514 in Feeding Our Future payments to Handy Helpers LLC, a remodeling company owned by her live-in boyfriend Empress Malcolm Watson Jr. Watson was sole signatory on the Handy Helpers Wells Fargo account.
Court ordered $5.2M forfeiture from Bock plus 2013 Porsche and personal effects (December 2025)
Court ordered Bock to forfeit approximately $5.2 million in cash and bank accounts, a 2013 Porsche, and electronics/clothing/jewelry seized in the January 2022 search of her home. Final forfeiture determination to come at sentencing. Assets at time of search included ~$3.7M in bank accounts.
Court ordered $5.2M forfeiture from Bock plus 2013 Porsche and personal effects (December 2025)
Court ordered Bock to forfeit approximately $5.2 million in cash and bank accounts, a 2013 Porsche, and electronics/clothing/jewelry seized in the January 2022 search of her home. Final forfeiture determination to come at sentencing. Assets at time of search included ~$3.7M in bank accounts.
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Prosecution presented evidence Bock's name appeared on tax documents filed for Handy Helpers LLC, suggesting co-organizer role beyond payment recipient
At the Bock trial (March 2025), prosecutors showed documents with Bock's name listed on Handy Helpers LLC tax filings. This conflicts with the MN SOS record showing only Watson as registered agent and suggests Bock may have been an undisclosed member or EIN applicant. Source is news synthesis of trial testimony — primary document not yet obtained.
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Bock indicted September 2022 in 47-defendant wave; charged as ringleader of $250M Feeding Our Future fraud
Bock was charged in the initial September 2022 wave of indictments against 47 defendants. Case number 0:22-cr-00223-NEB-DTS, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Bock was identified as the founder and Executive Director of Feeding Our Future, who approved fraudulent meal sites and certified inflated reimbursement claims submitted to MDE.
Bock indicted September 2022 in 47-defendant wave; charged as ringleader of $250M Feeding Our Future fraud
Bock was charged in the initial September 2022 wave of indictments against 47 defendants. Case number 0:22-cr-00223-NEB-DTS, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Bock was identified as the founder and Executive Director of Feeding Our Future, who approved fraudulent meal sites and certified inflated reimbursement claims submitted to MDE.
Bock testified in her own defense claiming ignorance; prosecution cooperator testified 'everyone at FoF took kickbacks' including Bock directly
Bock took the stand in her own defense during the trial (early March 2025). She testified she 'didn't have a clue' about the fraud, claiming she trusted employees who approved fraudulent claims in exchange for kickbacks. She was 'often defiant with prosecutors' and gave testimony that directly contradicted prior testimony from prosecution witnesses. A prosecution cooperator (described as Bock's 'right hand man') testified that everyone at Feeding Our Future took kickbacks and that he personally made kickback payments to Bock.
Bock testified in her own defense claiming ignorance; prosecution cooperator testified 'everyone at FoF took kickbacks' including Bock directly
Bock took the stand in her own defense during the trial (early March 2025). She testified she 'didn't have a clue' about the fraud, claiming she trusted employees who approved fraudulent claims in exchange for kickbacks. She was 'often defiant with prosecutors' and gave testimony that directly contradicted prior testimony from prosecution witnesses. A prosecution cooperator (described as Bock's 'right hand man') testified that everyone at Feeding Our Future took kickbacks and that he personally made kickback payments to Bock.
Aimee Bock convicted on all 7 federal counts in Feeding Our Future fraud trial (March 19, 2025)
A federal jury convicted Bock on all seven counts: conspiracy to commit wire fraud; four counts of wire fraud; conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery; and federal programs bribery. Co-defendant Salim Ahmed Said was also convicted on all counts the same day. Trial was before Judge Nancy Ellen Brasel, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, case 0:22-cr-00223-NEB-DTS.
Aimee Bock convicted on all 7 federal counts in Feeding Our Future fraud trial (March 19, 2025)
A federal jury convicted Bock on all seven counts: conspiracy to commit wire fraud; four counts of wire fraud; conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery; and federal programs bribery. Co-defendant Salim Ahmed Said was also convicted on all counts the same day. Trial was before Judge Nancy Ellen Brasel, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, case 0:22-cr-00223-NEB-DTS.
Prosecution placed $103K School Age Consultants receipts as ~5.4% of Bock's $1.9M total take; bribery conviction covers this channel
Prosecution's financial summary at trial attributed $103,000 of Bock's total $1.9M personal take to School Age Consultants. The breakdown: $950K to boyfriend Empress Watson, $678K salary, $180K FOF donations, $103K to School Age Consultants, $2,800 to son. Bock was convicted on all 7 counts including conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery and federal programs bribery (18 U.S.C. §666). Forfeiture of $5.2M ordered. Sentencing scheduled May 21, 2026.
Bock sentencing scheduled May 21, 2026 before Judge Brasel; prosecutors sought substantial prison term
Sentencing scheduled before Judge Nancy Ellen Brasel at 9:00 AM on May 21, 2026. Prosecutors labeled Bock the ringleader and face of the scheme. Each wire fraud count carries a maximum 20-year sentence.
Bock sentencing scheduled May 21, 2026 before Judge Brasel; prosecutors sought substantial prison term
Sentencing scheduled before Judge Nancy Ellen Brasel at 9:00 AM on May 21, 2026. Prosecutors labeled Bock the ringleader and face of the scheme. Each wire fraud count carries a maximum 20-year sentence.
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Bock fired from Partners in Quality Care (co-founded with Kara Lomen) in 2018 for misconduct; Lomen's org later filed federal complaint against FoF in 2019
Bock was fired from Partners in Quality Care in 2018 for misconduct. Partners in Quality Care (also known as Partners in Nutrition, incorporated June 11, 2016 with Kara Lomen as agent) then filed a complaint with federal regulators about Feeding Our Future's conduct in 2019. Partners in Quality Care and Feeding Our Future were direct competitors as USDA child nutrition program sponsors.
Bock fired from Partners in Quality Care (co-founded with Kara Lomen) in 2018 for misconduct; Lomen's org later filed federal complaint against FoF in 2019
Bock was fired from Partners in Quality Care in 2018 for misconduct. Partners in Quality Care (also known as Partners in Nutrition, incorporated June 11, 2016 with Kara Lomen as agent) then filed a complaint with federal regulators about Feeding Our Future's conduct in 2019. Partners in Quality Care and Feeding Our Future were direct competitors as USDA child nutrition program sponsors.