Tracking the Feeding Our Future Scandal
Unlike the mainstream media and journalists, American Experiment’s Bill Glahn has been covering the Feeding Our Future scandal since the FBI raids in January of 2022. Since then, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota has handed out dozens of criminal indictments identifying over $250 million in fraudulent funds stolen through the free food network’s elaborate schemes — and new charges are still being filed.
Latest News & Analysis
Feb. 16, 2024: Feeding Our Future follow-up
Feb. 8, 2024: MN Dept. of Education v. Feeding Our Future
Feb. 5, 2024: Another batch of indictments in the Feeding Our Future case
Feb. 2, 2023: 61st defendant indicted in Feeding Our Future case
Jan. 25, 2024: No ‘ticket to fly’ for Feeding Our Future guilty plea No. 16
Jan. 9, 2024: 17th guilty plea entered in the Feeding Our Future case
Dec. 26, 2023: Feeding Our Future trials set to begin in early 2024
Dec. 13, 2023: 16th guilty plea entered in the Feeding Our Future case
Dec. 10, 2023: Feeding Our Future’s ‘tentacles’ reach a Burnsville charter school
Dec. 7, 2023: 15th guilty plea recorded in the Feeding Our Future scandal
Feeding Our Future Fraud Update Webinar: Feb. 15, 2024
“With the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota announcing another batch of defendants in the Feeding Our Future case recently, it’s time for another update on this massive fraud scandal. Bill Glahn and John Hinderaker will provide the latest news and analysis. One question on everyone’s mind: Did those defendants return from their trips back home to Kenya and beyond?
Minnesota Department of Education Wins 2022 Golden Turkey Award
The Golden Turkey Award is a light-hearted contest to bring attention to the various budget projects funded by taxpayers that go beyond the usual education, welfare, or transportation spending, and allow Minnesotans to weigh in on the silliest spending of the year. Past winners include Gov. Tim Walz’s $6.9 million unused morgue, an extravagant rest stop on Highway 35 and an expensive bus stop that sits empty.
This year’s Golden Turkey was too big to ignore, recognizing waste and fraud that begins at $250 million and will likely end up closer to a billion dollars when the dust finally settles.
“It’s easy to see how the Feeding Our Future fraud program won this year’s Golden Turkey with the sheer size of the fraud, with at least $250 million stolen from the taxpayers,” says John Hinderaker, president of Center of the American Experiment. “While most nominees for this award are merely silly or wasteful, this program was actually criminal.”
Get Caught Up
Oct. 26, 2023: The curious case of the foodless food charity
Oct. 24, 2023: Feeding Our Future scandal, more tales from the tax returns
Oct. 23, 2023: Feeding Our Future scandal: tales from the tax returns
Oct. 19, 2023: AG Ellison moves to shut down 23 Feeding Our Future-linked nonprofits
Oct. 18, 2023: Appeals court rules against Feeding Our Future-linked nonprofit
Sept. 7, 2023: 14th guilty plea entered in Feeding Our Future scandal
Sept. 5, 2023: 13th guilty plea in Feeding Our Future case
Sept. 1, 2023: 12th guilty plea entered in Feeding Our Future scandal
Aug. 24, 2023: 11th conviction recorded in Feeding Our Future scandal
Aug. 18, 2023: Feeding Our Future: the taxman cometh
Aug. 4, 2023: Feeding Our Future: fake Rolex edition
July 14, 2023: Feeding Our Future: Owatonna (re)visited
Jun. 20, 2023: Feeding Our Future: Catching up (or not) on the fugitives
Jun. 17, 2023: Feeding Our Future: It’s a small world, after all
Jun. 14, 2023: The 10th conviction secured in the Feeding Our Future case
Jun. 9, 2023: Conviction Nos. 8 and 9 in the Feeding Our Future case
May 20, 2023: Ward 10 and Feeding Our Future: connecting the dots
May 8, 2023: 6 Feeding Our Future defendants request to move trial to Chicago
May 4, 2023: Feeding Our Future litigation grinds on
Apr. 21, 2023: Another Feeding Our Future defendant goes on the lam. Unexpectedly.
Mar. 27, 2023: Feeding Our Future fallout: Voters perceive more government $ are wasted
Mar. 10, 2023: Feeding Our Future: 10 more indicted in scandal
Mar. 5, 2023: Update on AG Keith Ellison’s lawsuit against Feeding Our Future’s ThinkTechAct
Mar. 2, 2023: State moves to shut down three daycares associated with Feeding Our Future defendants
Mar. 1, 2023: Feeding Our Future litigation roundup
Apr. 21, 2023: Another Feeding Our Future defendant goes on the lam. Unexpectedly.
Feb. 17, 2023: Feeding Our Future update: Gar Gaar appeal denied, former MN SOS Mark Ritchie banned from food program
Feb. 9, 2023: Legislative Auditor finds lack of nonprofit grant oversight at the state level
Dec. 15, 2022: Behind the scenes in the early days of Feeding Our Future
Nov. 4, 2022: More collateral damage from the Feeding Our Future scandal
Oct. 28, 2022: Even Feeding Our Future tried to warn state officials about fraud
Sept. 30, 2022: How much of the Feeding Our Future fraud could have been prevented?
Mar. 30, 2022: The Feeding Our Future alleged scandal: Burnsville
Jan. 29, 2022: The Timeline So Far
Feeding Our Future Fraud Update Webinar: March 30, 2023
“It’s been over a year since the FBI first raided the now-infamous Feeding Our Future nonprofit. Ever wonder what happened to the people who stole $250 million in free-food funds? Or what exactly they spent the money on?”
Bill Glahn covers the latest indictments, who’s been charged (60 total), and what the fraudsters bought with the stolen funds. (His personal favorite: a laundromat… which was used to launder money).
Tracking the Feeding Our Future Scandal: Nov. 28, 2022
“The origins of the free-food scandal in Minnesota.”
Tracking the Feeding Our Future Fraud Webinar: Sept. 13, 2022
“Bill Glahn addresses recent indictments, speaks about where the investigation is headed, and answers some burning questions.”