MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Guhaad Hashi Said, 49, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
This plea is part of a larger fraud scheme that targeted a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The conviction of the 52nd defendant in the Feeding our Future case is yet another reminder of the vast reach of this fraud and the scale of the crisis we face in Minnesota,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “These crimes are not isolated events. They are part of a web of schemes targeting programs that are intended to lift up Minnesotans and bleeding them dry. From where I sit, the scale of the fraud in Minnesota is staggering, and every rock we turn over reveals more. We must be honest and clear-eyed about the scope of this problem, because ending it will take an unyielding, all-hands-on-deck effort from all of us.”…