Feeding Our Future: guilty plea #36

In a late edition to the February 27 Federal court calendar, Abdikadir Mohamud, Defendant No. 9 in the case, filed Guilty Plea No. 36 in the sprawling free-food scandal. He becomes the 41st conviction, overall, in the case.

District Judge Nancy Brasel took the plea late Thursday afternoon after adjourning for the week the ongoing courtroom trial of Aimee Bock and Salim Said, Defendant Nos. 1 and 3.

Mohamud, now aged 33, was to have gone on trial in mid-April with three other co-defendants. The U.S. Attorney issued a press release here.

Under the terms of the plea agreement filed Thursday, Mohamud pled guilty to one count of wire fraud. Sentencing guidelines call for a prison term of between 4 and 5 years in prison (51 to 63 months).

Mohamud was associated with a food distribution site in Willmar, operated under the banner of the nonprofit organization Stigma-Free International.

He (Abdikadir) was one of the Five-A’s from the scandal involved in the purchase of the Brooklyn Park restaurant Kelly’s 19th Hole, which is now subject to forfeiture.

The ongoing courtroom trial of Bock Said has been a hoot. See coverage from these news outlets:

Sahan Journal: Witnesses were unaware Feeding Our Future used their business, names

PowerLine: Feeding Our Fraud: Meet the Loves

KARE-11: Witnesses testify about Aimee Bock using their names

KSTP-5: ‘She ruined my life’: Insider describes paying kickbacks, faking meal counts at Bock’s instruction