Jeffrey Meitrodt
Reporter
InvestigationsPreviously, Meitrodt was an investigative reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He also covered the Illinois statehouse for the Chicago Tribune. He grew up in southeastern Minnesota and graduated in 1984 from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism. He has won national journalism awards for his reporting on public corruption in Louisiana and Illinois, and for his coverage of corporate misconduct and educational disparities in Minnesota.
Latest from Jeffrey Meitrodt
Twin Cities
Safari Restaurant owner said he was entitled to huge profits in meals program
Salim Said admitted making as much as $1.2 million on a $75,000 investment. “That’s my living,” he testified.
March 18, 2025
Twin Cities
Jurors see evidence of food in Feeding Our Future trial, but eyewitness won’t verify sky-high meal counts
A photographer paid almost $200,000 for shooting videos testified that he saw “lots” of meals served but couldn’t put a number on it.
March 15, 2025
News & Politics
‘I didn’t have a clue,' Feeding Our Future leader says when asked about fraud
Aimee Bock said she was unaware of inflated meal counts because she left the review of such records to her underlings.
March 14, 2025
Twin Cities
Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock deflects blame for oversight of meal program at center of fraud scheme
Not only does Aimee Bock deny participating in the scheme, she said she was the one who called out “red flags” about meal operators.
March 13, 2025
Twin Cities
Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock testifies in her own defense in trial
Over the objections of her attorney, Aimee Book took the witness stand. The founder of Feeding Our Future has long denied any wrongdoing in fraud investigation.
March 8, 2025
Twin Cities
FBI: Minneapolis restaurant granted lucrative ‘favors’ by Feeding Our Future
Safari owner spent less than 5% of federal money on food for kids in need while splurging on $1 million Plymouth home and other luxury items, feds say.
March 7, 2025
News & Politics
Feeding Our Future leader bragged she knew ‘how to make money’ as FBI closed in on fraud investigation
An FBI forensic accountant testified Tuesday that Aimee Bock cashed in on the fraud scheme by soliciting donations from her site operators.
March 5, 2025
Twin Cities
Woman accused of bribe in Feeding Our Future trial got at least $1.6 million as ‘fake’ vendor, new records show
New court documents unsealed Tuesday show that Ladan Mohamed Ali received at least $1.6 million from other entities involved in the massive fraud scheme.
March 4, 2025
Twin Cities
Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock testifies in her own defense in trial
Over the objections of her attorney, Aimee Book took the witness stand. The founder of Feeding Our Future has long denied any wrongdoing in fraud investigation.
March 8, 2025
Twin Cities
FBI: Minneapolis restaurant granted lucrative ‘favors’ by Feeding Our Future
Safari owner spent less than 5% of federal money on food for kids in need while splurging on $1 million Plymouth home and other luxury items, feds say.
March 7, 2025
News & Politics
Feeding Our Future leader bragged she knew ‘how to make money’ as FBI closed in on fraud investigation
An FBI forensic accountant testified Tuesday that Aimee Bock cashed in on the fraud scheme by soliciting donations from her site operators.
March 5, 2025
Twin Cities
Woman accused of bribe in Feeding Our Future trial got at least $1.6 million as ‘fake’ vendor, new records show
New court documents unsealed Tuesday show that Ladan Mohamed Ali received at least $1.6 million from other entities involved in the massive fraud scheme.
March 4, 2025