Jeffrey Meitrodt
Reporter
InvestigationsPreviously, Meitrodt was an investigative reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He also covered the Illinois statehouse for the Chicago Tribune. He grew up in southeastern Minnesota and graduated in 1984 from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism. He has won national journalism awards for his reporting on public corruption in Louisiana and Illinois, and for his coverage of corporate misconduct and educational disparities in Minnesota.
Latest from Jeffrey Meitrodt
Charter school leaders balk at telling parents Minneapolis elementary closing at end of year
Skyline Math and Science is shutting down over low test scores and ‘poor financial management’
May 19, 2025
State lawmakers propose reforms to boost accountability of charter schools
The Legislature is considering bills that would increase public oversight of charter schools, but some bills are struggling to gain bipartisan support.
April 20, 2025
Some Minnesota charter school leaders break rules to benefit themselves and avoid scrutiny
More than half of the schools reviewed by regulators in the past five years flunked governance standards. Many violated the state’s Open Meeting Law.
April 19, 2025
State threatens to terminate nonprofit that oversees 16 charter schools in Minnesota
Oversight failures by Pillsbury United Communities have prompted action by the state Education Department.
April 11, 2025
How much of the $250 million in taxpayer money stolen in Feeding Our Future fraud case will prosecutors recover?
Millions of dollars meant to fund meals for kids in need were instead spent on travel and international bank transfers that federal prosecutors may never recover.
March 28, 2025
Aimee Bock, Salim Said found guilty on all counts in Feeding Our Future fraud trial
After just about five hours of deliberation, the jury found the two defendants guilty and they were taken into custody immediately.
March 19, 2025
Defiant con artists or victims tricked by peers? Attorneys make their final case in Feeding Our Future trial
After more than five weeks of testimony, a jury will now deliberate on a verdict in the trial of Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock and co-defendant Salim Said.
March 18, 2025
Safari Restaurant owner said he was entitled to huge profits in meals program
Salim Said admitted making as much as $1.2 million on a $75,000 investment. “That’s my living,” he testified.
March 18, 2025
Jurors see evidence of food in Feeding Our Future trial, but eyewitness won’t verify sky-high meal counts
A photographer paid almost $200,000 for shooting videos testified that he saw “lots” of meals served but couldn’t put a number on it.
March 15, 2025
‘I didn’t have a clue,' Feeding Our Future leader says when asked about fraud
Aimee Bock said she was unaware of inflated meal counts because she left the review of such records to her underlings.
March 14, 2025
Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock deflects blame for oversight of meal program at center of fraud scheme
Not only does Aimee Bock deny participating in the scheme, she said she was the one who called out “red flags” about meal operators.
March 13, 2025
Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock testifies in her own defense in trial
Over the objections of her attorney, Aimee Book took the witness stand. The founder of Feeding Our Future has long denied any wrongdoing in fraud investigation.
March 8, 2025
