Jury convicts 5 of 7 defendents for $250 million diversion of Covids funds intended for child feeding program

5 of 7 defendants convicted of misusing Covid relief money meant to feed children The federal fraud trial was the first in a $250 million scheme that prosecutors said was the largest of its kind. NBC News

A Minnesota jury on Friday found five of seven defendants guilty of most of the crimes they faced related to a scheme in which they misused millions of dollars meant to feed children during the pandemic.

The federal fraud trial was the first in a $250 million Covid relief scheme that prosecutors say is the largest of its kind. 

The verdict comes days after one juror said she had been offered nearly $120,000 in cash in exchange for voting to acquit. ...