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Tag: Feeding Our Future

Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Two more defendants plead guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case

by Joey Peters September 7, 2023September 8, 2023

Sahra Nur admitted to stealing more than $5 million from the federal government. Yusuf Ali admitted to stealing more than $200,000.

Posted inCriminal Justice

Twelfth defendant in Feeding our Future fraud case pleads guilty to stealing $1 million

Avatar photo by Andrew Hazzard August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Bloomington man pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case

by Joey Peters June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Faribault residents admit stealing $5 million earmarked to feed underprivileged children

by Joey Peters June 7, 2023June 7, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Seventh suspect in Feeding Our Future fraud case pleads guilty to aiding money laundering

by Joey Peters April 11, 2023April 12, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Education department seeks more statutory oversight in wake of alleged Feeding Our Future fraud

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach April 10, 2023April 10, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Here are the 10 new defendants who were charged Monday in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari March 13, 2023March 13, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

A plane for Kenya, a Tesla in Eagan: New defendants charged in alleged Feeding Our Future fraud spent money on lavish toys instead of needy children.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Hazzard and Alfonzo Galvan March 13, 2023April 6, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Brooklyn Park man ordered to forfeit beach resort after pleading guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case

Avatar photo by Sahan Journal January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Top 10 most-read stories of 2022: Feeding Our Future, COVID, and education

Avatar photo by Sahan Journal December 30, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Top 5 local news stories of 2022: The country’s largest pandemic fraud allegedly occurred in Minnesota, investors preyed on Somali homebuyers, and more.

by Joey Peters December 28, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Fifth defendant pleads guilty in food-aid fraud investigation.

by Joey Peters November 4, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Here’s a list of all the people who have pleaded guilty in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

by Joey Peters October 27, 2022September 7, 2023
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Fourth defendant pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach October 26, 2022October 27, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Prosecutors charge 50th defendant in Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

by Joey Peters October 19, 2022October 20, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

First guilty pleas entered in Feeding Our Future investigation; three admit to fraud.

by Joey Peters October 12, 2022October 26, 2022
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Minnesota Republican candidates called for an independent probe into the state’s handling of alleged fraud in a COVID-related meal program.

by Brian Bakst September 26, 2022September 26, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Deeq Darajo, a prominent Minneapolis journalist, was charged in connection with Feeding Our Future investigation.

by Joey Peters September 26, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inNEWS PARTNERS

Most defendants in the Feeding Our Future investigation were spared jail time.

by Matt Sepic September 23, 2022September 23, 2022
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

What the federal charges say about how Feeding Our Future found an opportunity at Minneapolis City Hall

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach September 23, 2022September 23, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Mekfira Hussein defended her work feeding needy children. Prosecutors now accuse her of buying a Tesla and other goods with money intended for those kids.

by Joey Peters September 23, 2022September 26, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Governor Walz ‘would hope’ for investigation into judge who presided over Feeding Our Future lawsuit.

Avatar photo by Andrew Hazzard September 22, 2022September 23, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Forty-eight suspects, $250 million allegedly stolen, and 257 pages of allegations. Eight interesting things about the alleged food-aid fraud scheme involving Feeding Our Future.

Avatar photo by Sahan Journal September 22, 2022October 3, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Charges in alleged federal food-aid fraud are rich in detail, but complex issues could confuse jurors, legal scholars say.

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari September 22, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Need a refresher on the Feeding Our Future allegations? Here’s what to know about the alleged food-aid fraud in Minnesota.

by Joey Peters September 20, 2022September 20, 2022
Posted inNews

Who’s been charged in the Feeding Our Future food fraud investigation?

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari September 20, 2022August 7, 2023
Posted inNews

Timeline: How feeding underprivileged children turned into a sweeping federal investigation.

by Joey Peters September 20, 2022September 27, 2022
Posted inNews

Aimee Bock of Feeding Our Future charged in alleged food-fraud case

by Joey Peters September 20, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inNews

Federal authorities charge 48 people in Feeding Our Future investigation—allegedly ‘largest pandemic fraud in the United States.’

Avatar photo by Joey Peters and Andrew Hazzard September 20, 2022March 13, 2023
Posted inHEALTH

Keeping track of the applesauce: Federal Child Nutrition Programs make it possible for Minnesota nonprofits to serve low-income kids. But while the lunch may be free, you pay for it in paperwork.

by Joey Peters August 18, 2022August 17, 2022
Posted inPOLICING & JUSTICE

Federal authorities charge Minnesota man connected with Feeding Our Future investigation. FBI agents apprehended him at the airport on his way to Kenya.

by Joey Peters April 21, 2022April 25, 2022
Posted inNews

The Minnesota Department of Education lacked checks and balances to prevent alleged fraud by Feeding Our Future, says Senator Roger Chamberlain.

by Joey Peters April 20, 2022April 20, 2022
Posted inNews

Minnesota Department of Education commissioner publicly addresses alleged Feeding Our Future fraud for the first time. Heather Mueller was questioned at a Senate hearing.

by Joey Peters April 4, 2022April 4, 2022
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

RETRACTION: Sahan Journal unpublishes a story about the federal meals program investigation.

Avatar photo by Sahan Journal March 3, 2022March 3, 2022
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Sharmarke Issa resigns as board chair of Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. Federal officials allege money used to buy an apartment complex he co-owns came from food aid program.

by Joey Peters February 23, 2022September 20, 2022
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Editor’s note: Why Sahan Journal is reporting on alleged fraud in the federal meals program.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim February 21, 2022February 22, 2022
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Senior aide to Minneapolis mayor leaves City Hall amid food fraud allegations.

by Joey Peters February 17, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Two men named in Feeding Our Future fraud investigation donated to Ilhan Omar in 2021. The congresswoman says she recently sent the contributions to food shelves.

by Joey Peters February 15, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK

While Feeding Our Future brought in millions of dollars in federal food aid money last year, its director also launched a GoFundMe campaign that brought in tens of thousands more.

by Joey Peters February 4, 2022September 20, 2022
Posted inEDUCATION

Burnsville charter school director takes leave of absence following fraud allegations in Feeding Our Future investigation.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach February 3, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK

Why hasn’t anyone been charged in the Feeding Our Future investigation? And what’s a search warrant, anyway? We asked a defense attorney to explain what’s happened so far in the alleged food fraud case—and what happens next.

Avatar photo by Hibah Ansari February 2, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inNews

Feeding Our Future director blames Minnesota Department of Education for food aid probe.

by Joey Peters February 1, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh returns campaign contributions from donors tied to alleged Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

by Joey Peters February 1, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK

Men tied to alleged Feeding Our Future fraud donated to reelection campaign of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, records show.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Hazzard and Becky Z. Dernbach January 26, 2022September 20, 2022
Posted inBUSINESS & WORK

Feds investigate nonprofit incorporated by Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman in alleged Feeding Our Future food fraud.

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Hibah Ansari, Andrew Hazzard and Becky Z. Dernbach January 24, 2022December 22, 2022
Posted inINSIDE SAHAN JOURNAL

Tell us what you know about Feeding Our Future and alleged food fraud.

Avatar photo by Sahan Journal January 24, 2022February 17, 2022
Posted inNews

Confused about the alleged fraud at Feeding Our Future? The shell companies, the Las Vegas junket, the $500,000 apartment in Kenya? Here’s everything you need to know about the FBI raid and investigation so far.

by Joey Peters January 21, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inFood

Judge finds Minnesota Department of Education in contempt for go-slow approach to meal program.

by Joey Peters July 2, 2021July 2, 2021
Posted inFood

Mekfira Hussein’s meal programs have been feeding 5,000 children a day in the Twin Cities. A state effort to discipline an intermediary nonprofit forced her to suspend operations.

by Joey Peters May 13, 2021September 20, 2022

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