MINNEAPOLIS, MInn. — Abdiaziz Farah, previously convicted for his part in the Feeding Our Future fraud, admitted to bribing a juror in the same case.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. says Farah, 36 from Savage,, and his co-defendants attempted on April 22, 2024, to influence a juror with cash to secure a not guilty verdict. The scheme was exposed, and Farah pleaded guilty to juror bribery in U.S. District Court.
“The attempted bribery of a Feeding Our Future juror sent shockwaves throughout Minnesota,” said Thompson. “Abdiaziz Farah did what few criminal defendants have ever had the audacity to do—he and his co-conspirators tried to buy a not guilty verdict. They were thwarted by Juror 52, who could not be bought, and by the excellent work of law enforcement. Farah and all involved in this despicable scheme will be held to account.”…