Fifth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Feeding Our Future Juror Bribery Scheme

Final defendant in Feeding Our Future juror bribe plot pleads guilty

MINNEAPOLIS — Said Farah, a defendant in the first Feeding Our Future trial who was found not guilty in the underlying fraud case, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 21, to trying to bribe a juror. On June 3, 2024, as closing arguments were underway in the trial of seven people accused of stealing more than $47 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs, U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel halted the proceedings and ordered FBI agents to s…

Final defendant pleads guilty in plot to bribe juror with $120,000 during Feeding Our Future trial

Said Farah, 43, pleaded guilty in connection with the plot to drop off the bag carrying the cash to a juror in an exchange for an acquittal in the massive Feeding Our Future case.

5th and final defendant pleads guilty to bribing juror in Feeding Our Future trial

All five defendants charged with bribing a juror in last year's Feeding Our Future trial have now pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Last suspect pleads guilty for bribing juror with $120K in Feeding Our Future trial

The last defendant in the Feeding Our Future jury bribery case pleaded guilty Thursday morning for his role in trying to buy acquittals with $120,000 in cash. Said Farah, 43, of Minneapolis, is the fifth and final defendant in the bribery case to admit guilt. He provided some of the $200,000 to his co-conspirators for the bribe. He pleaded guilty to one count of bribery of a juror and agreed with prosecutors’ recommendation for a sentence of bet…

Feeding Our Future: Attempted juror bribe nets 5th guilty plea

Another defendant pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in attempting to bribe a juror in the Feeding Our Future trial back in April 2024.

Fifth defendant pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future juror bribery scheme

Said Farah pleaded guilty to bribery in the Feeding Our Future trial, marking the fifth admission in the federal child nutrition fraud case.