Federal Fraud Trial Takes Shocking Turn: Gift Bag of Cash Leads to 5 Convictions
Prosecutors alleged the defendants pilfered millions meant for child nourishment programs. An intriguing twist came when a juror was swapped out after being dangled a $120,000 carrot to sway the verdict.
Joe Thompson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, spearheaded a news presser after the verdicts rocked Minneapolis. His team unveiled the outcomes of the Feeding Our Future fraud case last Friday.
On Friday, a Minneapolis federal jury found five individuals guilty of siphoning off millions from government programs designed to feed…