MINNESOTA (Valley News Live) – Five people who were charged in connection to the Feeding Our Future scheme pleaded guilty to wire fraud this week.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the five people stole $14.6 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program money that was meant to feed hungry children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The five were among a group of seven that was set to go to trial next month. One defendant remains in the trial, and another is set for a change of plea hearing next week, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The group was tied to 42-year-old Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, and claimed to run food distribution sites across the Twin Cities. Instead of delivering snacks and meals to kids, the group inflated claims and invoices, and solicited and received kickbacks.
Mohamed opened multiple sites under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future using the names of family…
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