Farhiya Ahmed Mohamud, aged 65, defendant No. 35 in the sprawling free-food scandal, became Guilty Plea No. 23 this afternoon at the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. She pled guilty…
On Thursday, October 17, it’s expected that a 23rd guilty plea will be entered in the sprawling free-food scandal. Farhiya Mohamud, Defendant No. 35 overall, will become Guilty Plea No.…
As expected, in the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, Kawsar Jama (Defendant No. 54) became Guilty Plea No. 22 in the Feeding Our Future case. Kawsar, aged 42, was assisted…
No. 20, Haji Salad, has ties to a controversial Lakeville housing development. It was a busy week for the Feeding Our Future case at the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis.…
The ever-alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 TV noticed a late addition to the federal court schedule for tomorrow. Raguse writes on Twitter (X): New to the Federal Court docket: Feeding…
If all goes according to plan, guilty plea numbers 19 and 20 will be filed in the Feeding Our Future case next week. We’ve learned during the course of the…
With the first trial in the sprawling free-food scandal now concluded, we consider the next steps for the remaining 40+ defendants in the case. Friday afternoon, after seven weeks of…
It turns out that Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, the killer of hero Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell, should not have had a gun or been on the street in south Minneapolis…
Abdikadir Kadiye, Defendant No. 55 in the case, entered a guilty plea yesterday in Federal court in Minneapolis. This represents the 12th conviction, to date, obtained by the U.S. Attorney.…
It’s been a quiet summer so far for the Feeding Our Future scandal, but rest assured, a lot is going on in the behind the scenes. MN Reformer is continuing…
Abdulkadir Awale, defendant No. 56, has become the 10th defendant to plead guilty in the Feeding Our Future scandal. Awale, of Bloomington, ran three restaurants involved in the scandal: Karmel…
Defendant No. 59 was a no-show in Federal court last week. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. The always alert Lou Raguse of KARE 11 reported on this…
The nonprofit Youth Leadership Academy, d/b/a Gar Gaar Family Services, had been the third largest Minnesota participant in the Federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), one of two child nutrition…
Anab Awad of the Haji’s Kitchen network also entered a guilty plea in an unrelated Medicaid fraud case yesterday. Through her efforts, $11 million was claimed through the free-food program…
Allegedly, a Feeding Our Future defendant double-dipped with a Medicaid fraud. Somehow, I missed this MPR News article when it came out last month. I’ve frequently speculated on the possible…
The subject of the Department of Justice’s fourth indictment in the Feeding Our Future scandal is an entity called Haji’s Kitchen, run by a man with the last name of…