Jury selection is set to begin Monday for the trial of the alleged ringleader of the Feeding Our Future pandemic fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children.

Aimee Bock was the founder of the now-defunct nonprofit organization. She’s facing wire fraud and bribery charges and is accused of being the ringleader of what government officials call the largest pandemic relief fraud case in the country. Prosecutors allege Bock and others stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children.

Aimee Bock is accused of leading a scheme said to exploit the Covid-19 pandemic to steal $250 million from a program meant to feed children.

Opening statements will take place next Monday for the trial of Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and co-defendant Salim Said.

Two women from Rochester and Shakopee have pleaded guilty in connection with the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

Two women have pleaded guilty to their roles in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme just days before a trial for the head of the now-defunct nonprofit was set to get underway.

A Shakopee woman pleaded guilty Friday to her role in the Feeding Our Future case, which included misappropriating millions of dollars in federal nutrition program money during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aimee Bock and a co-defendant will be the second group to stand trial in what prosecutors call one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases anywhere.

The second defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme was sentenced Friday to 17.5 years in prison and will pay almost $48 million in restitution. Another woman involved in the scheme also pleaded guilty Friday.

The jury of nine men and seven women will hear opening statements in the trial next Monday. Nine men and seven women will serve as jurors on Aimee Bock’s trial, which will continue next Monday with opening statements about her alleged role in the massive Feeding Our Future fraud case.