Hofmeister: Nutrition program fraud ‘being investigated by federal authorities’

  • The State Department of Education has uncovered $1.6 million in fraud at child nutrition sites since April 2020. (Megan Prather)
    The State Department of Education has uncovered $1.6 million in fraud at child nutrition sites since April 2020. (Megan Prather)
The Oklahoma State Department of Education has deemed $1.6 million in claims for federal funds at child nutrition sites to be “fraudulent” since April 2020. OSDE leaders said the alleged fraud does not involve any school district directly and that the issue is currently being investigated by federal authorities. “It was an attempt to defraud the system and gain federal funds in a scheme that…

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