US EditionMinnesota man gets 28 years for pandemic-era food fraud
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AUG 6 – Abdiaziz Farah was convicted of multiple fraud-related charges including wire fraud and bribery in a scheme that stole $300 million from pandemic food programs.
- Abdiaziz Farah received a 28-year prison sentence, the longest term handed down so far in the $300 million pandemic fraud case known as "Feeding our Future".
- Farah was convicted of 23 counts, including wire fraud conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, and wire fraud, as well as passport fraud for trying to flee to Kenya.
- The judge stated that Farah's goal was to become a multimillionaire off taxpayer money intended for children, motivated by pure greed.
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'Early mover' in Feeding Our Future scam sentenced to 28 years
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Aug. 6, sentenced a key figure in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme to 28 years in prison. The Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office calls Abdiaziz Farah “one of the early movers” in a conspiracy to fleece taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs out of hundreds of millions of dollars during the pandemic. Farah, 36, was a co-owner of Empire Cuisine and Market, a small Shakopee, Minnesota, r…
‘Feeding our Future’ defendant sentenced to 28 years in prison for COVID-era scam
Sherburne County Jail OAN Staff Abril Elfi 2:40 PM – Thursday, August 7, 2025 A 36-year-old Somalian-American man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison in connection with a $300 million COVID-19 pandemic-era fraud case known as “Feeding our Future.” Abdiaziz Farah, 36, was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. He immigrated to the United States as a... The post ‘Feeding our Future’ defendant sentenced to 28 years in prison for COVID-era scam appeared f…
Feeding Our Future scheme leader sentenced to 28 years in prison
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) –The leader of the Feeding Our Future scheme is sentenced to 28 years in prison. Abdiaziz Farah, 36, also gets three years of supervised release and is ordered to pay nearly $48,000 in restitution. Farah played a leading role in the Feeding Our Future case, the largest Covid-19 fraud scheme in the U.S. According to documents, Farah...
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