The south Minneapolis restaurant was making more off the meals program than from its regular business, he testified.
![Marvin Haynes embraces his neices Destiny Coleman and Grace Coleman after being released from prison on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minn. After serving 20 years in prison from the age 16, Marvin Haynes was exonerated from a murder conviction and released on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER • renee.jones@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UTZI62TP3WTDKRV6UFMJVHTU2Q.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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