More than $250M
How the FBI described the whole alleged Feeding Our Future scheme when the first 47 defendants were indicted in September 2022. An allegation about the whole scheme, not a court finding, and different from the $242 million a judge attributed to its leader.
Who reported it, and what it covers
reported September 21, 2022
2020 through January 2022, as described at the September 2022 indictments
The Feeding Our Future federal child-nutrition fraud scheme
An amount prosecutors or law enforcement alleged in charging documents, court filings, or official statements, or reported from them. An allegation, not a proven loss. The attribution line names who stated it.
What it does not show
Not a court finding. It is the government’s description of the whole alleged scheme, not a loss any judge has determined.
What the source says
Forty-seven suspects have been indicted for defrauding a federally funded child nutrition program of more than $250 million.
Dozens Charged in $250 Million COVID Fraud Scheme, FBI, September 21, 2022. Federal agency data (primary source).
Checked against the source October 11, 2026.
Other numbers in circulation
Each of these measures something different. They are not steps toward one total and are never added together.
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more than $250M: Feeding Our Future scheme as described when the first defendants were charged
Alleged amount
The Feeding Our Future federal child-nutrition fraud scheme. 2020 through January 2022, as described at the September 2022 indictments.
Dozens Charged in $250 Million COVID Fraud Scheme (Federal Bureau of Investigation (fbi.gov news story)). Federal agency data; primary source.
September 21, 2022
October 11, 2026
more than $250M: Feeding Our Future scheme as described when the first defendants were charged. Type: Alleged amount. Covers: 2020 through January 2022, as described at the September 2022 indictments. Source (primary): FBI, “Dozens Charged in $250 Million COVID Fraud Scheme,” September 21, 2022, https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/dozens-charged-in-250-million-covid-fraud-scheme-092122 Via MN Public Tools, mnpublictools.com/fraud/figure/fof-alleged-250m (checked October 11, 2026).
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Changes to this record
The $250 million figure now cites the FBI’s own statement of “more than $250 million”
People charged but not convicted are presumed innocent, and amounts labeled alleged come from charging documents, not proven losses. Method and corrections