A woman accused of orchestrating a massive federal fraud scheme took the stand in her own defense in federal court again on Wednesday.

Aimee Bock founded the now defunct non-profit Feeding Our Future – and federal prosecutors say she and her co-defendant Salim Said conspired to steal $250 million of taxpayer money from the child nutrition program.

Bock on Wednesday described how she investigated food sites she suspected of committing fraud, adding that she terminated contracts with over 50 sites and 10 vendors. She detailed looking at suspicious invoices, asking for additional documents and even conducting site visits on occasion.

“I was honestly shocked and truthfully kind of annoyed,” she said about her reaction to learning about the fraudulent claims.

She told jurors that she also fired Hadith Ahmed after learning that he had been paid $100,000-$200,000 to help a site create fraudulent documents.

“Oh, I was mad,” she said. “I’m still mad.”

Bock also broke down on the stand as jurors were shown photos taken when authorities executed a search warrant at her home. She said she had to sell her home and was evicted from her apartment, unable to pay rent. She now lives with her parents.

Bock’s former boyfriend, Empress Malcolm Watson Jr., was paid around $1 million total by Feeding Our Future — money that Bock said he earned as a contractor.

The jury was shown photos of lavish gifts bought for Bock by Watson.

As reported by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS on Friday, Bock took the stand late in the day to testify in her own defense and called out her second-in-command at the nonprofit, Abdikerm Eidleh.

There was a question about whether Bock would actually take the stand. Bock’s attorney, Kenneth Udoibok, told reporters last week that he had advised her not to testify.

Prosecutors are expected to question Bock during cross-examination on Thursday.

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You can find more of KSTP’s reporting on the Feeding Our Future case here.