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Several top U.S. officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will be in Minneapolis on Thursday for an announcement about \u201cmajor law enforcement action involving fraud\u201d in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will be at the press conference, bringing you live updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement coincides with\u00a0the sentencing of Aimee Bock<\/a>, the ringleader in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in attendance on Thursday morning will be officials from the National Fraud Enforcement Division, the FBI, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and other law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors filed charges against 10 defendants accused of fraud across programs covering childcare, autism centers, housing support and in-home healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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