Federal Child Nutrition Program
Coverage of Federal Child Nutrition Program in the Nexus archive.
- Feeding Our Future defendant sentenced to 14 months in prison, ordered to pay $1.4M
Mustafa Jama, a Rochester man, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.4 million for misappropriating Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. He and his wife used the money to purchase properties in Turkey and Ohio.
- $150K reward offered for Minnesota Feeding Our Future fraud suspect
A $150,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Fahad Mohamed Nur, a Minnesota suspect in the Feeding Our Future Federal Child Nutrition Program fraud scheme. Nur is accused of receiving $5 million through fictitious invoices for unsupplied food, part of a $300 million fraud during the pandemic. The FBI says he may reside in Somalia and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
- Minnesota man captured in Somalia after allegedly helping orchestrate $250M child nutrition fraud scheme
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a Minnesota man, was captured in Somalia after allegedly orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme targeting a federal child nutrition program. He faces 31 counts, including wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering, for his role in a 'pay-to-play' scheme involving fraudulent meal sites and shell companies.
- Feeding Our Future participant sentenced to 14 months after court finds that she tried to help facilitate fugitive husband’s surrender
Najmo Ahmed was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for her role in a fraud scheme linked to the Feeding Our Future case. She pleaded guilty to facilitating fraudulent meal claims and laundering funds, while her husband, Said Abdullahi Ereg, surrendered after an FBI reward. The couple operated a Minneapolis grocery deli that defrauded the Federal Child Nutrition Program.
- Minnesota man marks FBI's first arrest from DOJ's 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list
Said Abdullahi Ereg, a former Minneapolis grocery and deli owner, surrendered to federal authorities, marking the FBI's first arrest from the DOJ's 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list. He faces charges including wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly defrauding the Federal Child Nutrition Program of $4.2 million during the pandemic.
- Minnesota fraud scandal: Sixth family member who met with AG Ellison set to plead guilty
Gandi Mohamed, a member of a Minnesota Somali family implicated in a $14 million fraud scheme, is set to plead guilty in a case that has drawn political scrutiny over Attorney General Keith Ellison's 2021 meeting with the family. The scandal involves fraudulent claims to federal child nutrition funds, with critics accusing Ellison of enabling fraud through political connections.