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Minnesota panel seeks subpoena of Ilhan Omar over $250M fraud

5/17/2026

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The Minnesota Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee recommended subpoenaing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after concluding she and state officials enabled a $250 million fraud.
Former nonprofit leader Aimee Bock, founder of Feeding Our Future, was convicted of wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy and remains jailed awaiting sentencing.
In 2020 Omar introduced MEALS Act waivers that relaxed oversight and let many Somali-owned eateries claim federal meal reimbursements.

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The Minnesota Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee recommended subpoenaing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after concluding she and state officials enabled a $250 million fraud.
Former nonprofit leader Aimee Bock, founder of Feeding Our Future, was convicted of wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy and remains jailed awaiting sentencing.
In 2020 Omar introduced MEALS Act waivers that relaxed oversight and let many Somali-owned eateries claim federal meal reimbursements.