Federal prosecutors have charged 10 more people in connection with an alleged massive fraud scheme centered around a Twin Cities nonprofit called Feeding Our Future.
This brings the total number of defendants to 70 who are accused of stealing at least $250 million from federal nutrition programs meant to feed needy children.
The new indictments allege bribery, money laundering, and wire fraud. Among those newly charged is Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, who worked as a consultant for Feeding Our Future.
Prosecutors say Mohamed worked with her husband, mother, three siblings and another woman to falsely claim they served 4.8 million meals from December 2020 to November 2021, stealing over $12 million in the process.
Mohamed’s brother Suleman allegedly set up a sham company called Star Distribution to launder the ill-gotten money.
Another sister, Aisha Hassan Hussein, is accused of registering a bogus organization misleadingly called “Untied Youth of Mpls LLC” and working with Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock to operate fraudulent meal sites.