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St. Louis Nonprofit Executive Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for $2.3 Million Student Meal Fraud

“This non-profit owner exploited a USDA program meant to feed low-income children during the coronavirus pandemic by submitting $2.3 million in reimbursement claims for providing meals the organization never served.  Instead, the defendant lived lavishly off tax-payer dollars by spending the funds on two homes and five vehicles.  Stealing from an emergency relief program meant to provide food to needy children for personal gain is depraved.  This guilty plea reflects USDA OIG’s commitment to aggressively pursue those who commit fraud against USDA nutrition programs.” – Inspector General John Walk.

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