MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Two people who pleaded guilty to their roles in separate Feeding our Future cases were sentenced this past week in federal court.
Sharmake Jama sentenced
The backstory:
Federal prosecutors announced charges against Sharmake Jama among the first batch of indictments in the Feeding our Future case in September 2022.
Jama was the owner of Brava Restaurant in Rochester, Minn. and was accused of pocketing $4.3 million in fraudulent funds through the federal child nutrition program.
Prosecutors say Jama used the ill-gotten money to buy a late-model Denali and spent $500,000 on real estate in the Rochester area.
Jama was charged with wire fraud, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. He ultimately pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in January 2025.
What we know:
On Thursday, Jama was sentenced to serve 16…
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