You know who else is connected with Feeding Our Future?
The wife of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
@greg_geiger
Yes, Mayor Jacob Frey’s wife, Sarah Clarke (also known as Sarah Stephens Frey), worked as a lobbyist at Hylden Advocacy & Law, a firm led by Nancy Hylden that represented Feeding Our Future (often referred to as “Feed Our Future”) as its attorney and lobbyist. Nancy Hylden appeared in federal court alongside Feeding Our Future’s executive director, Aimee Bock, following the FBI raids in January 2022 that exposed the massive COVID-19 relief fraud scheme involving over $250 million in misappropriated federal child nutrition funds.
Key Details on the Connection
• Sarah Clarke’s Role: Clarke was employed at Hylden Advocacy & Law until January 2022, representing nonprofits, businesses, and community organizations before the Minnesota legislature and executive agencies. The firm’s work included lobbying on behalf of Feeding Our Future, which was listed in the organization’s annual reports filed with the Minnesota Attorney General as far back as 2019.
• Timing of Departure: Clarke left the firm in January 2022, coinciding with the FBI raids on Feeding Our Future’s offices and related sites. Critics, including local activists and journalists, have questioned whether this timing suggests foreknowledge or influence from Frey’s connections, such as his reported friendship with U.S. Attorney Andy Luger (who oversaw the federal indictments). However, no charges have been filed against Clarke, Frey, or Nancy Hylden, and Frey has denied any personal awareness of the fraud.
• Firm’s Involvement: Hylden Advocacy & Law’s tagline is “your friend at the Capitol,” and it has lobbied extensively for clients tied to Minnesota’s political establishment, including support for figures like Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Tim Walz. Feeding Our Future paid the firm for legal and advocacy services, which helped the nonprofit push back against state oversight from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) before the fraud was uncovered
Frey, Ellison, and Omar are key players in the fraud pyramid. Walz, Flanagan, Klobuchar, Craig, and others are also up to their necks in the scam.
Time for a whole bunch of MN/DFL crooks to do some time.