The mastermind narrative around Aimee Bock conveniently ignores that Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz, and AG Keith Ellison all had proximity to or oversight of the program while state officialsagencies approved every meal site and thenlater usedshifted herblame as a scapegoat when the scandal explodedbroke. Minnesota's Education Department sat on applications and later admitted legal pressure shaped its oversight decisions — that's a systemic failure, not a one-woman crime spree. Pinning $250 million in fraud solely on Bock lets theMinnesota realpolitical leadership and institutional failures off the hook.