In a rare action, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office is requesting a judge supervise the dissolution of Twin Cities nonprofit Feeding Our Future to ensure there isn't any fraud involving its remaining assets as the operation winds down.
The state agency filed the petition Thursday in Dakota County District Court. If approved, it could entail steps such as appointing a receiver and ordering regular check-ins with the Attorney General's Office.
The St. Anthony nonprofit, which is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly misusing millions of dollars, announced last week that it would voluntarily dissolve after the FBI froze its bank accounts, which had at least $3.5 million in them, according to the state.
"Court oversight of Feeding Our Future's dissolution will allow greater transparency into the organization's finances and prevent any future fraud or misuse of assets while the investigations continue," Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement.
Feeding Our Future is cooperating with both the FBI investigation and the state investigation, said Jennifer Urban, a St. Louis Park attorney hired by the nonprofit in January. She added that they expected the court filing after the Attorney General's Office notified the nonprofit of its investigation on Feb. 8.
"We both agree that the best step forward is one with transparency," Urban said. "All the things that they're asking the court to require were things we were planning on doing anyway. But now the whole...
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