Five Minnesota residents were convicted in a fraud scheme where they misused $250 million in program funds meant to cover the expense of serving meals to children during the pandemic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday.
A federal jury found Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 35, Mohamed Jama Ismail, 51, Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 23, Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff, 33, and Hayat Mohamed Nur, 27, guilty for their roles in the Feeding Our Future Fraud scheme after a six-week trial, according to the DOJ.
