$60M–$70M
What the lead prosecutor said in December 2025 had been recovered (seized assets, not yet returned) in the Feeding Our Future case, about $30 million of it cash. It was a spoken estimate and covers that case only. I have not found a newer official total or a published statewide recovery total.
Who reported it, and what it covers
First Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Minnesota, reported December 19, 2025
As of December 2025
The Feeding Our Future case only; not a statewide recovery figure
Cash and property the government reports it has seized. Seized money is not returned money. Assets are forfeited and sold before any money goes back.
What it does not show
Not money returned to taxpayers. It is cash and property seized in one case, about $30 million of it cash or bank funds.
What the source says
Thompson said authorities have seized between $60 million and $70 million connected to the Feeding Our Future case. About $30 million of that amount is liquid cash or funds recovered from bank accounts.
Minnesota fraud schemes leave lots of unanswered questions, Associated Press, December 19, 2025. News reporting (secondary 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.
Cite this figure
Everything needed to cite this number and check it against the original.
$60M–$70M: Feeding Our Future money recovered so far, per the lead prosecutor (December 2025)
Assets seized
The Feeding Our Future case only; not a statewide recovery figure. As of December 2025.
Minnesota fraud schemes leave lots of unanswered questions (Associated Press). News reporting; secondary source.
December 19, 2025
October 11, 2026
$60M–$70M: Feeding Our Future money recovered so far, per the lead prosecutor (December 2025). Type: Assets seized. Covers: As of December 2025. Source (secondary): Associated Press, “Minnesota fraud schemes leave lots of unanswered questions,” December 19, 2025, https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-fraud-feeding-our-future-medicaid-9911799c0d0149a64a042abed095be57 Via MN Public Tools, mnpublictools.com/fraud/figure/fof-recovered-60-70m (checked October 11, 2026).
Every figure in one file: spreadsheet (CSV) · JSON.
Changes to this record
Corrected Joe Thompson’s title in the list of amounts in circulation
Seized, expected, and returned money now have separate labels, and CMS’s deferral gets its own
People charged but not convicted are presumed innocent, and amounts labeled alleged come from charging documents, not proven losses. Method and corrections