'I was hunting money': Feeding Our Future witness testifies, says she is ashamed of the crimes she committed

'I feel ashamed': Insider details role in fraud at Feeding Our Future trial

Jurors on Thursday heard from Qamar Hassan, the latest in a parade of people who have already pleaded guilty to fraud connected Feeding Our Future, and are now testifying about how they stole millions of dollars in government aid.

Feeding Our Future witness breaks down in tears recounting how fraud divided family

The co-owner of a Minneapolis catering company testified Thursday that she feels shame every day for her role in an estimated $250 million fraud scheme.“We weren’t thinking straight at the time,” Qamar Hassan testified through tears. “We were just hunting money, and it was not good.”Qamar Hassan’s company, S&S Catering, purported to supply thousands of meals a day to at least four different food sites. One of the sites was located upstairs from …

'I was hunting money': Feeding Our Future witness testifies, says she is ashamed of the crimes she committed

At times, Qamar Hassan became emotional on the stand and occasionally had to take a moment to collect herself as she talked through her tears.

Feeding Our Future trial testimony: 'We were just hunting money'

Qamar Hassan opened her S&S catering business on Lake Street in 2018, joining the Feeding Our Future meal site program in 2020 after she’d heard how much money others were making.  She wanted to do the same thing, she testified.