# Judge Nancy Brasel *United States district judge who sentenced Aimee Marie Bock in the federal Feeding Our Future prosecution.* Nancy Brasel is the federal judge who sentenced Aimee Marie Bock, founder and executive director of [[Feeding Our Future]], to 500 months on May 22, 2026.[^1] KNSI reported that a guilty plea in a separate Feeding Our Future case was entered before "U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel" on August 1, 2025.[^2] No other proceeding before her appears in this record. The Department of Justice's sentencing release describes Feeding Our Future as "a nonprofit organization that was a sponsor participating in the Federal Child Nutrition Program". It states that the claims at issue were "submitted these fraudulent claims to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)" in the release's own words.[^1] The release quotes Brasel: "This was a fraud vortex and you were at the epicenter of it."[^1] The prosecution was brought by the United States. On September 20, 2022, the Department of Justice announced federal charges against 47 defendants over $250 million. Those were allegations at that date, and many defendants have since been convicted.[^3] The project's at-issue record states that the State of Minnesota initiated none of the prosecution. It also states that no such prosecution brought by any Minnesota [[county attorney]] appears in the public record.[^4] ## Who Brasel appears in the record only in her official capacity. The Department of Justice identifies her as "Judge Nancy Brasel" in its release on Bock's 500-month sentence.[^1] KNSI identifies her as a U.S. District Judge. It reports that a defendant pleaded guilty before her on August 1, 2025, to wire fraud for operating a Feeding Our Future meal-distribution organization from a strip-mall market site in [[Waite Park]], Stearns County.[^2] That report is single-source. No justice.gov release naming that defendant or that site was located.[^2] The defendant sentenced in the 2026 proceeding, [[Aimee Marie Bock]], was the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future.[^1] Bock lived in [[Apple Valley]], Dakota County.[^1] ## What The sentencing release sets out the conduct for which Bock was sentenced: - Feeding Our Future was a sponsor in the [[Federal Child Nutrition Program]].[^1] - Its claims were submitted to the [[Minnesota Department of Education]].[^1] The release uses the umbrella program name and does not name the specific child-nutrition programs involved.[^1] The sentence is one output of a wider federal prosecution: - **Indictment (2022).** The Department of Justice announced charges against 47 defendants in September 2022.[^3] - **First trial convictions (2024).** The first trial convictions, including defendants Farah and Shariff, followed on June 7, 2024.[^5] - **Moore charges (2025).** [[Dorothy Jean Moore]] of Apple Valley was charged as the 72nd defendant on June 6, 2025. These are allegations.[^6] The record does not state which judge presided over these other proceedings. ## When - **September 20, 2022:** the Department of Justice announced federal charges against 47 defendants in the Feeding Our Future matter. These were allegations at that date.[^3] - **June 7, 2024:** first Feeding Our Future trial convictions.[^5] - **June 6, 2025:** Dorothy Jean Moore was charged as the 72nd defendant.[^6] - **August 1, 2025:** KNSI reports a guilty plea entered before Brasel in the Waite Park matter.[^2] - **May 22, 2026:** Brasel sentenced Bock to 500 months.[^1] - **July 16, 2026:** [[Abdikerm Eidleh]] of [[Burnsville]] was transferred from Somalia to Minnesota to face 31 charges in the matter. These are allegations.[^7] - **August 26, 2026:** Fox 9 reports that [[Abdihakim Ali Ahmed]] of Apple Valley was sentenced to 54 months in the matter. The judge is not named in the record.[^8] ## Where The prosecution was federal. The sentencing release describes "more than 250 Federal Child Nutrition Program sites throughout the state of Minnesota".[^1] Bock lived in Apple Valley, Dakota County.[^1] The plea reported by KNSI concerned a site in Waite Park, Stearns County.[^2] ## How The Department of Justice release states that Feeding Our Future, as a sponsor in the Federal Child Nutrition Program, submitted fraudulent claims to the Minnesota Department of Education.[^1] The state agency was the recipient of the claims. The charges, conviction and 500-month sentence were federal.[^1][^3] ## How much The 2022 announcement put the alleged loss at $250 million. That figure was an allegation as of September 20, 2022.[^3] KNSI reports approximately $1.4 million in combined losses connected to the Waite Park plea, within the wider matter.[^2] ## How many - **Bock's sentence:** 500 months.[^1] - **Program sites:** more than 250 Federal Child Nutrition Program sites in Minnesota, per the sentencing release.[^1] - **Defendants charged in 2022:** 47.[^3] - **Defendant count by June 6, 2025:** at least 72; Moore was the 72nd defendant charged.[^6] - **Charges against Eidleh:** 31, as of July 16, 2026.[^7] ## In the at-issue record Two at-issue rows carry Brasel's quotation. Both are anchored to a May 2026 White House release on federal fraud enforcement.[^4] - **AI-006** sets these items beside one another: - Bock's 500-month sentence; - Brasel's remark; - the more than 250 program sites; - the United States as initiating party; - the statement that no such prosecution by any Minnesota county attorney appears in the public record.[^4] The sentence, the remark and the site count rest on the Department of Justice release.[^1] - **AI-Dakota-041** records Bock's Apple Valley, Dakota County residence and the same remark. It states that the matter was charged by the United States and that the State of Minnesota initiated none of it.[^4] The residence and sentence rest on the Department of Justice release.[^1] The $250 million figure rests on the 2022 announcement, where it was an allegation.[^3] ## Notes [^1]: U.S. Department of Justice, *Feeding Our Future Ringleader Sentenced to 500 Months* (May 22, 2026) — Bock's 500-month sentence; her role as founder and executive director; Judge Nancy Brasel's quoted remark; sponsor in the Federal Child Nutrition Program; claims submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education; more than 250 sites; Apple Valley residence (dossier row D12). https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/feeding-our-future-ringleader-sentenced-500-months [^2]: KNSI, report on the Waite Park guilty plea (Aug. 4, 2025) — plea of August 1, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel; wire fraud; Waite Park, Stearns County site; approximately $1.4 million. Single-source; no justice.gov release located. https://knsiradio.com/2025/08/04/762305/ [^3]: U.S. Department of Justice, release announcing federal charges against 47 defendants in the Feeding Our Future matter (Sept. 20, 2022) — 47 defendants; $250 million alleged; allegations at that date. https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/us-attorney-announces-federal-charges-against-47-defendants-250-million-feeding-our-future [^4]: The White House, release on federal fraud enforcement (May 2026) — anchor of at-issue rows AI-006 and AI-Dakota-041; the initiation and county-attorney statements are the project's at-issue findings. https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/05/trump-administrations-full-scale-war-on-fraud/ [^5]: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, release on the first Feeding Our Future trial convictions (June 7, 2024) — convictions including Farah and Shariff. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/five-defendants-found-guilty-their-roles-250-million-fraud-scheme [^6]: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, release on charges against Dorothy Jean Moore (June 6, 2025) — Apple Valley resident charged as 72nd defendant; allegations. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/apple-valley-woman-charged-participating-250-million-feeding-our-future-fraud-scheme [^7]: U.S. Department of Justice, release on the transfer of Abdikerm Eidleh from Somalia (July 16, 2026) — Burnsville resident; 31 charges; allegations. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/successful-transfer-abdikerm-eidleh-somalia-minnesota-face-charges-role-feeding-our-future [^8]: Fox 9, report on the sentencing of Abdihakim Ali Ahmed (Aug. 26, 2026) — Apple Valley resident; 54 months. https://www.fox9.com/news/feeding-our-future-fraudster-heading-prison-turning-child-nutrition-funds-personal-business