Jury selection to begin for alleged ringleader of $250M pandemic fraud scheme in Minnesota
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the alleged ringleader of a scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children.
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