Defendant in Feeding Our Future trial testifies he distributed ‘tons’ of food

Feeding Our Future defendant, who made $1.3 million in single year, says he gave food away • Minnesota Reformer

Defendant Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff arrives at the Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse in Minneapolis on the 14th day of testimony in the Feeding Our Future trial Friday, May 17, 2024. Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer.A defendant in the Feeding Our Future trial testified Thursday that he didn’t set up shell companies to participate in the food program, that he helped serve thousands of free meals to children and didn’t knowingly participate …

Feeding Our Future defendant says ‘highly respected’ community member recruited him

A defendant in the first Feeding Our Future trial testified Thursday that a “highly respected” community member recruited him to start an East African cultural center and to participate in a federal program that reimbursed local groups for feeding underserved children. Mukhtar Shariff took the witness stand for a second day Thursday, answering questions about his company, Afrique Hospitality Group, and its alleged role in a $250 million fraud sc…

Defendant in Feeding Our Future trial testifies he distributed ‘tons’ of food

Mukhtar Shariff was the only one of seven defendants to testify in the Feeding Our Future trial. He said he wasn't responsible for financial paperwork, and just distributed food to Bloomington sites.