How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
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Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota. We let Tim Walz know of fraud early on, hoping for a partnership in stopping fraud but no, we got the opposite response. Tim Walz systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports. Instead of partnership, we got the full weight of retaliation by Tim Walz, certain DFL members and an indifferent mainstream media. It’s scary, isolating and left us wondering who we can turn to.
In addition to retaliating against whistleblower, Tim Walz disempowered the Office of the Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings and guidance. Media and politicians supporting Tim Walz or the DFL-agenda attacked whistleblowers who were trying to raise red flags on fraudulent activities.
This is a cascade of systemic failures leading up to Tim Walz. Agency leaders appointed by Tim Walz willfully disregarded rules and laws to keep fraud reports quiet - even to the extent of threatening families of whistleblowers. These same leaders are not qualified for their jobs, instead getting leadership jobs via Tim Walz’s friendship so state government were left floundering. DFL lawmakers refused to acknowledge fraud and deflected any serious conversation to stop fraud. Biased mainstream media such as WCCO and MPR showed absolutely no interest in covering fraud happening in our own state. Programs, especially in behavioral health and disability services were built without any guardrails against fraud, all in an attempt to extract more funding from legislature and the federal government.
As staff, we firsthand witnessed and observed fraud happening yet we were shutdown, reassigned and told to keep quiet. Sometimes more. Leadership did not want to appear to discriminate against certain communities and were unwilling to take action, such as stopping fraud, that would have an adverse impact on their image. To date, no single agency leader has been held responsible for their role in fraud whether it’s Shireen Gandhi, Jess Geil, Jodi Harpstead, Natasha Merz, Eric Grumdahl or others.
It is a structure created and maintained by Tim Walz who has created an environment of inter-related agencies and institutions including the media - that help foster fraud through retaliation and turning a blind eye in exchange for political gain in the form of high power agency leadership jobs or other perks.
Fundamentally, Tim Walz is dishonest, lacks ethics and integrity, has poor leadership abilities, and has never taken any accountability for his role in fraud. Instead, Tim Walz deflects by blaming national politics for his own failings and distracts the public with inveterate lying. These lies include his reference of a budget surplus under his tenure. Fact is, Minnesota never had a surplus, we had been given federal ARPA funds that were conflated as surplus money otherwise, we’d be in a deficit. And those ARPA funds, which were meant to be temporary funds were used to create more leadership positions for Tim Walz “buddies.”
As such, we can’t fight fraud in Minnesota alone hence why we’re appealing to the federal levels of government. We need all the help we can get as Tim Walz’s agency leaders have upped their brazen approach in covering up their knowledge of fraud.
We are grateful to numerous solid politicians (esp the Fraud Committee) and media outlets who are trying to halt fraud. We are also grateful to other whistleblowers who are bravely stepping up.
Thank You NY Times for bringing the plight of Minnesota to the national stage.
View: https://x.com/Minnesota_DHS/status/1994993895428461006?t=He_QGrkKT5omTD850uewrg&s=19
In addition to retaliating against whistleblower, Tim Walz disempowered the Office of the Legislative Auditor, allowing agencies to disregard their audit findings and guidance. Media and politicians supporting Tim Walz or the DFL-agenda attacked whistleblowers who were trying to raise red flags on fraudulent activities.
This is a cascade of systemic failures leading up to Tim Walz. Agency leaders appointed by Tim Walz willfully disregarded rules and laws to keep fraud reports quiet - even to the extent of threatening families of whistleblowers. These same leaders are not qualified for their jobs, instead getting leadership jobs via Tim Walz’s friendship so state government were left floundering. DFL lawmakers refused to acknowledge fraud and deflected any serious conversation to stop fraud. Biased mainstream media such as WCCO and MPR showed absolutely no interest in covering fraud happening in our own state. Programs, especially in behavioral health and disability services were built without any guardrails against fraud, all in an attempt to extract more funding from legislature and the federal government.
As staff, we firsthand witnessed and observed fraud happening yet we were shutdown, reassigned and told to keep quiet. Sometimes more. Leadership did not want to appear to discriminate against certain communities and were unwilling to take action, such as stopping fraud, that would have an adverse impact on their image. To date, no single agency leader has been held responsible for their role in fraud whether it’s Shireen Gandhi, Jess Geil, Jodi Harpstead, Natasha Merz, Eric Grumdahl or others.
It is a structure created and maintained by Tim Walz who has created an environment of inter-related agencies and institutions including the media - that help foster fraud through retaliation and turning a blind eye in exchange for political gain in the form of high power agency leadership jobs or other perks.
Fundamentally, Tim Walz is dishonest, lacks ethics and integrity, has poor leadership abilities, and has never taken any accountability for his role in fraud. Instead, Tim Walz deflects by blaming national politics for his own failings and distracts the public with inveterate lying. These lies include his reference of a budget surplus under his tenure. Fact is, Minnesota never had a surplus, we had been given federal ARPA funds that were conflated as surplus money otherwise, we’d be in a deficit. And those ARPA funds, which were meant to be temporary funds were used to create more leadership positions for Tim Walz “buddies.”
As such, we can’t fight fraud in Minnesota alone hence why we’re appealing to the federal levels of government. We need all the help we can get as Tim Walz’s agency leaders have upped their brazen approach in covering up their knowledge of fraud.
We are grateful to numerous solid politicians (esp the Fraud Committee) and media outlets who are trying to halt fraud. We are also grateful to other whistleblowers who are bravely stepping up.
Thank You NY Times for bringing the plight of Minnesota to the national stage.
View: https://x.com/Minnesota_DHS/status/1994993895428461006?t=He_QGrkKT5omTD850uewrg&s=19
The somali's have stolen $ billions in multiple taxpayer frauds in MN. One of their best was $250 million in the feeding our future scam. The MN Department of Education wrote checks to storefront's that claimed to be feeding thousands of kids per day without so much as a drive by to check where all that money was going. This bitch was in on it up to her armpits and quit as the fraud was being exposed.
Odd how just a few months later, she was working for a company that just happened to land a huge contract with MN.
Only now is the lamestream media pointing out the billions missing because Tampon Tim is down in the polls, and he has two more DEI candidates who want his job lapping at his heels.
Odd how just a few months later, she was working for a company that just happened to land a huge contract with MN.
Only now is the lamestream media pointing out the billions missing because Tampon Tim is down in the polls, and he has two more DEI candidates who want his job lapping at his heels.
Well, here is are a couple of web articles of the latest from Minnesota:
www.foxnews.com
yournews.com
www.washingtonexaminer.com
You would l think that after the disaster of the 2024 election, they would understand that Identity Politics is a form of political suicide.
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University of Minnesota faces backlash after warning of a 'whiteness pandemic' | Fox News Video
The 'Outnumbered' panel discusses backlash surrounding a webpage from the University of Minnesota claiming there is a 'whiteness pandemic' and urging viewers to join Black Lives Matter.
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University of Minnesota Website Labels ‘Whiteness’ a Pandemic, Calls for Parental ‘Re-education’ – [your]NEWS
A University of Minnesota research lab is under fire for publishing materials describing “whiteness” as a pandemic and urging White adults to engage in lifelong “antiracist re-education.”
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University of Minnesota website alerts 'Whiteness pandemic'
The University of Minnesota used a federal grant from the National Institutes of Health to research and combat a “Whiteness pandemic."
www.washingtonexaminer.com
You would l think that after the disaster of the 2024 election, they would understand that Identity Politics is a form of political suicide.
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Are you saying that Tim Walz is directly responsible for the Fraud???????? If you really want to uncover some real fraud, then you might check out Crazy Trump.
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Here is a list of those 75 individuals charged so far in the massive $1 billion fraud scandal that unfolded on Tampon Tim Walz's watch:
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Aimee Marie Bock, et al. indictment
— Aimee Marie Bock, 41, Apple Valley, founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future.
— Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, Burnsville, employee of Feeding Our Future.
— Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, owner and operator of Safari Restaurant.
— Abdulkadir Nur Salah, 36, Columbia Heights, owner and operator of Safari Restaurant.
— Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim, also known as “Salah Donyale,” 39, Minneapolis, creator of Olive Management Inc.
— Abdi Nur Salah, 34, Minneapolis, former senior policy aide to Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, acquired the nonprofit Stigma-Free International from its previous owner, listed in the indictment as “Individual A.”
— Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, 36, Apple Valley, creator of ASA Limited LLC.
— Ahmed Mohamed Artan, 37, Minneapolis, became the new president of Stigma-Free International and registered it with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office.
— Abdikadir Ainanshe Mohamud, also known as “AK,” 30, Fridley, ran the Stigma-Free Willmar food site.
— Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, 30, Minneapolis, ran the Stigma-Free Mankato food site.
— Asad Mohamed Abshir, 32, Mankato, ran the Stigma-Free Mankato food site.
— Hamdi Hussein Omar, 26, St. Paul, ran the Stigma-Free Waite Park food site.
— Ahmed Abdullahi Ghedi, 32, Minneapolis, created ASA Limited LLC.
— Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed, also known as “Chef Abcos,” 54, Columbus, Ohio, owner Afra Grill.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, et al.
— Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 33, Savage, owner and operator of Empire Cuisine and Market LLC.
— Mohamed Jama Ismail, 49, Savage, owner and operator of Empire Cuisine and Market LLC.
— Mahad Ibrahim, 46, Lewis Center, Ohio, president and owner of ThinkTechAct Foundation.
— Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 21, Shakopee, created Nur Consulting LLC.
— Said Shafii Farah, 40, Minneapolis, owner of Bushra Wholesalers LLC and brother of Abdiaziz Farah.
— Abdiwahab Maalim Aftin, 32, Minneapolis, owner of Bushra Wholesalers LLC.
— Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff, 31, Bloomington, chief executive officer of Afrique Hospitality Group.
— Hayat Mohamed Nur, 25, Eden Prairie, sister of Abdimajid Mohamed Nur and participator in scheme.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Qamar Ahmed Hassan, et al.
— Qamar Ahmed Hassan, 53, Brooklyn Park, owner and operator of S & S Catering.
— Sahra Mohamed Nur, 61, Saint Anthony, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
— Abdiwahab Ahmed Mohamud, 32, Brooklyn Park, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
— Filsan Mumin Hassan, 28, Brooklyn Park, ran Youth Higher Educational Achievement site.
— Guhaad Hashi Said, 46, Minneapolis, ran Advance Youth Athletic Development site.
— Abdullahe Nur Jesow, 62, Columbia Heights, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
— Abdul Abubakar Ali, 40, St. Paul, ran Youth Inventors Lab site.
— Yusuf Bashir Ali, 40, Vadnais Heights, ran Youth Inventors Lab site.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Haji Osman Salad, et al.
— Haji Osman Salad, 32, St. Anthony, principal of Haji’s Kitchen.
— Fahad Nur, 38, Minneapolis, principal of The Produce LLC.
— Anab Artan Awad, 52, Plymouth, president of Multiple Community Services.
— Sharmarke Issa, 40, Edina, creator of a company called Minnesota’s Somali Community and manager of Wacan Restaurant LLC.
— Farhiya Mohamud, 63, Bloomington principal and chief executive officer of Dua Supplies and Distribution Inc.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Liban Yasin Alishire, et al.
— Liban Yasin Alishire, 42, Brooklyn Park, president and owner of Community Enhancement Services Inc.
— Ahmed Yasin Ali, 57, Brooklyn Park, created a food site run by Lake Street Kitchen in the JigJiga Business Center.
— Khadar Jigre Adan, 59, Lakeville chief executive officer of food site run by Lake Street Kitchen in the JigJiga Business Center.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Sharmarke Jama, et al.
— Sharmake Jama, 34, Rochester, principal of Brava Restaurant and Cafe LLC.
— Ayan Jama, 43, Rochester, principal of Brava Restaurant and Cafe LLC.
— Asha Jama, 39, Lakeville, worked for Brava Restaurant.
— Fartun Jama, 35, Rosemount, worked for Brava Restaurant. (Court records from July 2023 show that Fartun has since died.)
— Mustafa Jama, 45, Rochester, worked for Brava Restaurant.
— Zamzam Jama, 48, Rochester, worked for Brava Restaurant.
The following individuals are named in criminal informations, another form of charging document. Each of the following people are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
— Bekam Addissu Merdassa, 39, Inver Grove Heights.
— Hadith Yusuf Ahmed, 34, Eden Prairie.
— Hanna Markegn, 40, Edina.
Two people were arrested and charged via complaint after buying tickets to leave the country.
— Mekfira Hussein, who was charged after buying one-way ticket to Ethiopia that was set to leave on the evening of September 20.
— Mohamed Noor, a prominent community journalist and owner of a Xogmaal Media Group in Minneapolis who also goes by Deeq Darajo. Authorities arrested him September 26 in Chicago as he was on his way to Istanbul.
— Abduljabar Hussein, 42, faces charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering. He is married to Mekfira Hussein.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Aimee Marie Bock, et al. indictment
— Aimee Marie Bock, 41, Apple Valley, founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future.
— Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, Burnsville, employee of Feeding Our Future.
— Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, owner and operator of Safari Restaurant.
— Abdulkadir Nur Salah, 36, Columbia Heights, owner and operator of Safari Restaurant.
— Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim, also known as “Salah Donyale,” 39, Minneapolis, creator of Olive Management Inc.
— Abdi Nur Salah, 34, Minneapolis, former senior policy aide to Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, acquired the nonprofit Stigma-Free International from its previous owner, listed in the indictment as “Individual A.”
— Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, 36, Apple Valley, creator of ASA Limited LLC.
— Ahmed Mohamed Artan, 37, Minneapolis, became the new president of Stigma-Free International and registered it with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office.
— Abdikadir Ainanshe Mohamud, also known as “AK,” 30, Fridley, ran the Stigma-Free Willmar food site.
— Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, 30, Minneapolis, ran the Stigma-Free Mankato food site.
— Asad Mohamed Abshir, 32, Mankato, ran the Stigma-Free Mankato food site.
— Hamdi Hussein Omar, 26, St. Paul, ran the Stigma-Free Waite Park food site.
— Ahmed Abdullahi Ghedi, 32, Minneapolis, created ASA Limited LLC.
— Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed, also known as “Chef Abcos,” 54, Columbus, Ohio, owner Afra Grill.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, et al.
— Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 33, Savage, owner and operator of Empire Cuisine and Market LLC.
— Mohamed Jama Ismail, 49, Savage, owner and operator of Empire Cuisine and Market LLC.
— Mahad Ibrahim, 46, Lewis Center, Ohio, president and owner of ThinkTechAct Foundation.
— Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 21, Shakopee, created Nur Consulting LLC.
— Said Shafii Farah, 40, Minneapolis, owner of Bushra Wholesalers LLC and brother of Abdiaziz Farah.
— Abdiwahab Maalim Aftin, 32, Minneapolis, owner of Bushra Wholesalers LLC.
— Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff, 31, Bloomington, chief executive officer of Afrique Hospitality Group.
— Hayat Mohamed Nur, 25, Eden Prairie, sister of Abdimajid Mohamed Nur and participator in scheme.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Qamar Ahmed Hassan, et al.
— Qamar Ahmed Hassan, 53, Brooklyn Park, owner and operator of S & S Catering.
— Sahra Mohamed Nur, 61, Saint Anthony, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
— Abdiwahab Ahmed Mohamud, 32, Brooklyn Park, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
— Filsan Mumin Hassan, 28, Brooklyn Park, ran Youth Higher Educational Achievement site.
— Guhaad Hashi Said, 46, Minneapolis, ran Advance Youth Athletic Development site.
— Abdullahe Nur Jesow, 62, Columbia Heights, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
— Abdul Abubakar Ali, 40, St. Paul, ran Youth Inventors Lab site.
— Yusuf Bashir Ali, 40, Vadnais Heights, ran Youth Inventors Lab site.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Haji Osman Salad, et al.
— Haji Osman Salad, 32, St. Anthony, principal of Haji’s Kitchen.
— Fahad Nur, 38, Minneapolis, principal of The Produce LLC.
— Anab Artan Awad, 52, Plymouth, president of Multiple Community Services.
— Sharmarke Issa, 40, Edina, creator of a company called Minnesota’s Somali Community and manager of Wacan Restaurant LLC.
— Farhiya Mohamud, 63, Bloomington principal and chief executive officer of Dua Supplies and Distribution Inc.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Liban Yasin Alishire, et al.
— Liban Yasin Alishire, 42, Brooklyn Park, president and owner of Community Enhancement Services Inc.
— Ahmed Yasin Ali, 57, Brooklyn Park, created a food site run by Lake Street Kitchen in the JigJiga Business Center.
— Khadar Jigre Adan, 59, Lakeville chief executive officer of food site run by Lake Street Kitchen in the JigJiga Business Center.
The following individuals are named in the indictment United States v. Sharmarke Jama, et al.
— Sharmake Jama, 34, Rochester, principal of Brava Restaurant and Cafe LLC.
— Ayan Jama, 43, Rochester, principal of Brava Restaurant and Cafe LLC.
— Asha Jama, 39, Lakeville, worked for Brava Restaurant.
— Fartun Jama, 35, Rosemount, worked for Brava Restaurant. (Court records from July 2023 show that Fartun has since died.)
— Mustafa Jama, 45, Rochester, worked for Brava Restaurant.
— Zamzam Jama, 48, Rochester, worked for Brava Restaurant.
The following individuals are named in criminal informations, another form of charging document. Each of the following people are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
— Bekam Addissu Merdassa, 39, Inver Grove Heights.
— Hadith Yusuf Ahmed, 34, Eden Prairie.
— Hanna Markegn, 40, Edina.
Two people were arrested and charged via complaint after buying tickets to leave the country.
— Mekfira Hussein, who was charged after buying one-way ticket to Ethiopia that was set to leave on the evening of September 20.
— Mohamed Noor, a prominent community journalist and owner of a Xogmaal Media Group in Minneapolis who also goes by Deeq Darajo. Authorities arrested him September 26 in Chicago as he was on his way to Istanbul.
— Abduljabar Hussein, 42, faces charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering. He is married to Mekfira Hussein.
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The following individuals were charged on March 13, 2023.
— Mohamed Ali Hussein, Faribault, president and owner of Somali American Faribault Education (SAFE), a nonprofit organization that operated a food site under Feeding Our Future.
— Lul Bashir Ali, Faribault, owner of Lido Restaurant, a food site and meal vendor that purported to provide and serve meals at the Somali American Faribault Education site.
— Mulata Ali, manager of Franklyn Transportation in Minneapolis, which was previously identified as a shell company funneling food-aid money.
— Kawsar Jama, Eagan, principal of Gedo Community Services and Ahlan Childcare Center Inc.
— Abdikadir Kadiye, Plymouth, president of Hobyo Health Care Foundation.
— Abdulkadir Awale, Bloomington, principal of Karmel Coffee and Sambusa King, and the chief executive officer of Nawal Restaurant.
— Khadra Abdi, principal of Shafi’i Tutoring and Homework Help Center.
— Ayan Farah Abukar, founder and executive director of Action for East African People, a nonprofit that provided health, housing, and education services to East Africans across Minnesota. The defendant used the nonprofit to enroll multiple food sites.
— Sade Osman Hashi, chief executive officer of Great Lakes Inc., a food site that also operated as a vendor called Safari Express.
— Sharon Ross, executive director of House of Refuge Outreach, a nonprofit organization in St. Paul.
The following individuals were charged on January 24, 2024:
— Said Ereg, 45, owner of Evergreen Grocery and Deli in Minneapolis. His grocery store allegedly claimed $4.1 million in fraud through Feeding Our Future, and paid kickbacks to Abdikerm Eidleh.
— Najmo Ahemd, 34, wife of Said Ereg, who allegedly participated in the scheme with him.
— Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, 41, who worked as a consultant for Feeding Our Future. She allegedly opened many food sites as part of the scheme and used her family members’ names to register them.
— Suleman Yusuf Mohamed, 39, brother of Ikram Mohamed and owner of Star Distribution LLC, a food distribution business. Star Distribution allegedly received $10 million in federal food-aid dollars.
— Aisha Hassan Hussein, 71, sister of Ikram Mohamed and principal of United Youth of MPLS LLC. Aisha’s company allegedly received $2.1 million in food aid dollars, and she allegedly paid $166,000 in kickbacks to Ikram in exhange for enrollment with the program.
— Sahra Sharif Osman, 41, principal of Youth International Club LLC, which allegedly operated two food sites under Feeding Our Future and received more than $1.4 million in federal food-aid dollars. Sahra allegedly paid a $7,500 kickback to Ikram Mohamed in exchange for enrollment in the federal Child Nutrition Program.
— Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, 45, husband of Ikram Mohamed and owner of Inspiring Youth and Out Reach LLC. Shakur’s company allegedly received more than $1.5 million in federal food-aid dollars, and he allegedly paid a $21,000 kickback to his wife’s consulting company in exchange for enrollment in the Child Nutrition Program.
— Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf, 57, mother of Ikram Mohamed and owner of Active Mind’s Youth LLC, which allegedly received more than $1 million in federal food-aid dollars. Fadumo allegedly paid $166,000 in kickbacks to her daughter in exchange for enrollment in the Child Nutrition Program.
— Gandi Yusuf Mohamed, 43, brother of Ikram Mohamed and owner of GAK Properties LLC and GIF Properties LLC. Gandi allegedly used both companies to launder $1.1 million in federal food-aid dollars.
The following individual was charged on February 1, 2024:
— Hoda Ali Abdi, 53, owner of Alif Halal LLC grocery store in Burnsville. Hoda allegedly enrolled her grocery store into the federal Child Nutrition Program through Feeding Our Future and claimed to provide $3 million worth of meals to underserved children. She also allegedly claimed to serve 242,000 meals at her food site and collect more than $243,000 in food-aid dollars. Hoda is charged with an felony information, meaning she is expected to plead guilty.
The following individual was charged on May 29, 2025:
— Hibo Daar, 50, served as executive director of the Minneapolis-based Northside Wellness Center. Her organization contracted with Feeding Our Future and allegedly received $1.7 million in federal funding through the organization between 2021 and early 2022. She allegedly claimed that the federal government owed her another $700,000 on top of that — a total of $2.4 million — for meals she purported to serve to underprivileged children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following individual was charged on June 6, 2025:
— Dorothy Jean Moore, 57, allegedly used Jean’s Soul Food, a catering company run out of her apartment, to defraud the federal government of more than $1.4 million. She is charged with three counts each of wire fraud and money laundering. Moore enrolled two sites at metro churches and claimed that Jean’s Soul Food provided the food served there. From February to June 2021, Moore allegedly claimed to serve more than 300,000 meals at a site in Burnsville and another 300,000 meals at a church in Minneapolis. She is accused of claiming to provide more than 1,500 meals a day, seven days a week.
The following individual was charged on August 5, 2025:
— Hussein Farah, executive director of New Vision Foundation, allegedly received $2.7 million from the federal government in food money between 2021 and 2022. Hussein Farah operated two food sites and allegedly submitted fake meal counts and attendance rosters. He is charged with one count of wire fraud via an information charge, which means a guilty plea could be on the way. Hussein Farah served on Sahan Journal’s board of directors from 2018 to 2024. Sahan’s board members are not involved in news coverage and day-to-day operations.
The following individual was charged on September 3, 2025:
— Ahmednaji Sheikh, 28, allegedly helped his brother Abdiaziz Farah launder millions of dollars in cash overseas to Kenya. Ahmednaji Sheikh, who lives in Kenya, then helped his brother invest fraud proceeds into a 20 percent stake in a Kenyan real estate business. That included Abdiaziz Farah’s purchase of an apartment complex Nairobi National Park. Ahmednaji Sheikh is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The following individual was charged on September 3, 2025:
— Muna Wais Fidhin, 44, ran M5 Café and M5 Care, two food sites where she allegedly claimed to serve 300,000 meals during the pandemic. She allegedly received $1 million in federal food aid money and spent it on personal items like her mortgage and her car. She also allegedly paid $27,000 to Feeding Our Future, her sponsoring organization, in kickbacks. Muna Wais Fidhin is charged with wire fraud, federal programs bribery and money laundering.
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— Mohamed Ali Hussein, Faribault, president and owner of Somali American Faribault Education (SAFE), a nonprofit organization that operated a food site under Feeding Our Future.
— Lul Bashir Ali, Faribault, owner of Lido Restaurant, a food site and meal vendor that purported to provide and serve meals at the Somali American Faribault Education site.
— Mulata Ali, manager of Franklyn Transportation in Minneapolis, which was previously identified as a shell company funneling food-aid money.
— Kawsar Jama, Eagan, principal of Gedo Community Services and Ahlan Childcare Center Inc.
— Abdikadir Kadiye, Plymouth, president of Hobyo Health Care Foundation.
— Abdulkadir Awale, Bloomington, principal of Karmel Coffee and Sambusa King, and the chief executive officer of Nawal Restaurant.
— Khadra Abdi, principal of Shafi’i Tutoring and Homework Help Center.
— Ayan Farah Abukar, founder and executive director of Action for East African People, a nonprofit that provided health, housing, and education services to East Africans across Minnesota. The defendant used the nonprofit to enroll multiple food sites.
— Sade Osman Hashi, chief executive officer of Great Lakes Inc., a food site that also operated as a vendor called Safari Express.
— Sharon Ross, executive director of House of Refuge Outreach, a nonprofit organization in St. Paul.
The following individuals were charged on January 24, 2024:
— Said Ereg, 45, owner of Evergreen Grocery and Deli in Minneapolis. His grocery store allegedly claimed $4.1 million in fraud through Feeding Our Future, and paid kickbacks to Abdikerm Eidleh.
— Najmo Ahemd, 34, wife of Said Ereg, who allegedly participated in the scheme with him.
— Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, 41, who worked as a consultant for Feeding Our Future. She allegedly opened many food sites as part of the scheme and used her family members’ names to register them.
— Suleman Yusuf Mohamed, 39, brother of Ikram Mohamed and owner of Star Distribution LLC, a food distribution business. Star Distribution allegedly received $10 million in federal food-aid dollars.
— Aisha Hassan Hussein, 71, sister of Ikram Mohamed and principal of United Youth of MPLS LLC. Aisha’s company allegedly received $2.1 million in food aid dollars, and she allegedly paid $166,000 in kickbacks to Ikram in exhange for enrollment with the program.
— Sahra Sharif Osman, 41, principal of Youth International Club LLC, which allegedly operated two food sites under Feeding Our Future and received more than $1.4 million in federal food-aid dollars. Sahra allegedly paid a $7,500 kickback to Ikram Mohamed in exchange for enrollment in the federal Child Nutrition Program.
— Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, 45, husband of Ikram Mohamed and owner of Inspiring Youth and Out Reach LLC. Shakur’s company allegedly received more than $1.5 million in federal food-aid dollars, and he allegedly paid a $21,000 kickback to his wife’s consulting company in exchange for enrollment in the Child Nutrition Program.
— Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf, 57, mother of Ikram Mohamed and owner of Active Mind’s Youth LLC, which allegedly received more than $1 million in federal food-aid dollars. Fadumo allegedly paid $166,000 in kickbacks to her daughter in exchange for enrollment in the Child Nutrition Program.
— Gandi Yusuf Mohamed, 43, brother of Ikram Mohamed and owner of GAK Properties LLC and GIF Properties LLC. Gandi allegedly used both companies to launder $1.1 million in federal food-aid dollars.
The following individual was charged on February 1, 2024:
— Hoda Ali Abdi, 53, owner of Alif Halal LLC grocery store in Burnsville. Hoda allegedly enrolled her grocery store into the federal Child Nutrition Program through Feeding Our Future and claimed to provide $3 million worth of meals to underserved children. She also allegedly claimed to serve 242,000 meals at her food site and collect more than $243,000 in food-aid dollars. Hoda is charged with an felony information, meaning she is expected to plead guilty.
The following individual was charged on May 29, 2025:
— Hibo Daar, 50, served as executive director of the Minneapolis-based Northside Wellness Center. Her organization contracted with Feeding Our Future and allegedly received $1.7 million in federal funding through the organization between 2021 and early 2022. She allegedly claimed that the federal government owed her another $700,000 on top of that — a total of $2.4 million — for meals she purported to serve to underprivileged children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following individual was charged on June 6, 2025:
— Dorothy Jean Moore, 57, allegedly used Jean’s Soul Food, a catering company run out of her apartment, to defraud the federal government of more than $1.4 million. She is charged with three counts each of wire fraud and money laundering. Moore enrolled two sites at metro churches and claimed that Jean’s Soul Food provided the food served there. From February to June 2021, Moore allegedly claimed to serve more than 300,000 meals at a site in Burnsville and another 300,000 meals at a church in Minneapolis. She is accused of claiming to provide more than 1,500 meals a day, seven days a week.
The following individual was charged on August 5, 2025:
— Hussein Farah, executive director of New Vision Foundation, allegedly received $2.7 million from the federal government in food money between 2021 and 2022. Hussein Farah operated two food sites and allegedly submitted fake meal counts and attendance rosters. He is charged with one count of wire fraud via an information charge, which means a guilty plea could be on the way. Hussein Farah served on Sahan Journal’s board of directors from 2018 to 2024. Sahan’s board members are not involved in news coverage and day-to-day operations.
The following individual was charged on September 3, 2025:
— Ahmednaji Sheikh, 28, allegedly helped his brother Abdiaziz Farah launder millions of dollars in cash overseas to Kenya. Ahmednaji Sheikh, who lives in Kenya, then helped his brother invest fraud proceeds into a 20 percent stake in a Kenyan real estate business. That included Abdiaziz Farah’s purchase of an apartment complex Nairobi National Park. Ahmednaji Sheikh is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The following individual was charged on September 3, 2025:
— Muna Wais Fidhin, 44, ran M5 Café and M5 Care, two food sites where she allegedly claimed to serve 300,000 meals during the pandemic. She allegedly received $1 million in federal food aid money and spent it on personal items like her mortgage and her car. She also allegedly paid $27,000 to Feeding Our Future, her sponsoring organization, in kickbacks. Muna Wais Fidhin is charged with wire fraud, federal programs bribery and money laundering.
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Who’s been charged in the Feeding Our Future food fraud investigation?
The Feeding Our Future food-fraud scandal has resulted in charges against 49 people, for an array of crimes including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery.
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Here is some more food for thought on Government Aid Fraud:
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One word: "Kickbacks".
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Minnesota state government employees say they wrote to Kamala Harris, DNC, 'warning' about Walz as VP pick
Minnesota state government employees claim they warned former Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic National Committee about Tim Walz's alleged "incompetence" and "fraud scandals."
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Isn't fraud the same as leftism?
Yes. The somallis stole $150 million in a nursing home scam a few years before the feeding our future $250 million ripoff. They have mow moved on to an autism scam. There are very nasty people involved in all three.
Tampon Tim look away after the first one was discovered by a local right wing news outlet who wondered how a one room storefront could be billing the state for hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
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Fight authoritarianism support Noking
Right wing news outlets are well known for fake news.
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Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) personally promoted Safari Restaurant in 2020 while it was running the now-infamous Feeding Our Future scam. The owners who donated to her campaign also claimed to serve 6,000 kids daily but stole $16M in taxpayer funds. Now, 12 of them are indicted.
Here’s the translation from the May 3rd 2020 video that now Defendant Salim Said co-owner of Safari Restaurant is trying to use in court to get out of stealing funds.
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Here’s the translation from the May 3rd 2020 video that now Defendant Salim Said co-owner of Safari Restaurant is trying to use in court to get out of stealing funds.
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Omar allies tied to massive Minnesota COVID meal fraud scheme involving Somali community
Investigators say Rep. Ilhan's Omar associates have benefited from Minnesota’s massive COVID children's meal fraud scheme that was recently uncovered.
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