Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the scheme in Minnesota that defrauded organizations feeding hungry children “disgusting behavior,” becoming the latest progressive lawmaker to condemn the scandal.
“Fraud is disgusting, especially to steal money from hungry kids for a program to feed hungry kids,” Sanders said on the This Weekend with Theo Von podcast. “That is probably as bad as it gets.”
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Sanders was referring to the Feeding Our Future fraud in which individuals exploited $250 million from the federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There have been 78 defendants charged in connection with the scheme, with more than 60 either pleading guilty or being convicted at trial.
Sanders said the people involved in
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