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Judge Restricts Aimee Bock’s Access to Case Files After Alleged Leaks From Jail

Prosecutors say leaked FBI interview summaries risk chilling testimony ahead of Bock’s May 21 sentencing.

Overview

  • At a Thursday hearing, the judge barred Bock from viewing case files unless her lawyer is present and ordered password changes, deletions from her sons’ devices, and a list of any files sent.
  • Prosecutors said jail calls since February captured Bock telling her son to pull documents from her Dropbox and send them to lawmakers and reporters using the alias “Daisy Hill.”
  • The government said the leaks included FBI FD-302 interview summaries sent to a Star Tribune reporter, which it argued could expose cooperating witnesses to pressure before related trials.
  • Judge Nancy Brasel declined to bar Bock from speaking with her adult sons, though she called the removal of exhibit markings from documents disturbing and evidence of consciousness of guilt.
  • Bock remains set for May 21 sentencing in a $250 million pandemic fraud case, with the court allowing extra time for arguments on a term that could reach life under federal guidelines.