Posted on 09/20/2022 1:19:36 PM PDT by artichokegrower
U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger announced charges against dozens of people Tuesday morning in connection with what he called "the largest pandemic fraud in the United States."
Forty-seven people face federal charges accusing them of defrauding a federal child nutrition program, allegedly taking $250 million and pocketing most of it for personal use, instead of using it to feed children.
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Aimee Marie Bock, 41, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery. Bock was the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future. Bock oversaw the $240 million fraud scheme carried out by sites under Feeding Our Future's sponsorship. Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, of Burnsville, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Eidleh was an employee of Feeding Our Future who solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and sites under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. Eidleh also created his own fraudulent sites. Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Said was an owner and operator of Safari Restaurant, a site that received more than $16 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Abdulkadir Nur Salah, 36, of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Abdulkadir Salah was an owner and operator of Safari Restaurant, a site that received more than $16 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim, 39, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Omar-Hashim created a company called Olive Management Inc., a site that received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Abdi Nur Salah, 34, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Abdi Salah registered Stigma-Free International, a non-profit entity used to carry out the scheme with sites throughout Minnesota, including in Willmar, Mankato, St. Cloud, Waite Park, and St. Paul. Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, 36, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Abdihakim Ahmed created ASA Limited LLC, a site that received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Ahmed Mohamed Artan, 37, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Artan registered Stigma-Free International, a non-profit entity used to carry out the scheme with sites throughout Minnesota, including in Willmar, Mankato, St. Cloud, Waite Park, and St. Paul. Abdikadir Ainanshe Mohamud, 30, of Fridley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Mohamud ran the Stigma-Free Willmar site. This site claimed to have served approximately 1.6 million meals and received more than $4 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, 30, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Abdinasir Abshir ran the Stigma-Free Mankato site. This site claimed to have served more than 1.6 million meals and received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Asad Mohamed Abshir, 32, of Mankato, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Asad Abshir ran the Stigma-Free Mankato site. This site claimed to have served more than 1.6 million meals and received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Hamdi Hussein Omar, 26, of St. Paul, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Omar ran the Stigma-Free Waite Park site. This site claimed to have served more than 500,000 meals and received more than $1 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
Please do the paragraph thing
Sounds like a lot of Arabic surnames, like the majority were Muslims. I figured if it was the DOJ they would be going after the Trump people...
The entire “pandemic” was a fraud.
I don’t see one ‘normal’ Minnesotan name on that list. No Ole? No Lina?
All foreigners. What are the chances?
Hey, AGs? Take a look at every other state while you’re at it!
Covid. The scam that keeps on giving!
Where is Dr. Fauci’s name??????
DNR...
but, was Biden charged in the fraud case? After all, the pandemic is over and using the pandemic to fund anything at this point is fraud. Student loans cannot be part of the pandemic payments, so Biden needs to be charged with fraud too.
Somalis are just willing to commit the really difficult frauds that that Americans are unwilling to commit.
LOTS of Muslim sounding names in there.....
Looks like these thrives set up shop in Omar’s district. I wonder if they looked into any connections with the fine Congresslady from MN.
Partial list of the perps.The rest are all similar. All Ilan Omar supporters. Welcome to America
Aimee Marie Bock, 41, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy
to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery. Bock was the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future.
Bock oversaw the $240 million fraud scheme carried out by sites under Feeding Our Future’s sponsorship.
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, of Burnsville, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy
to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
Eidleh was an employee of Feeding Our Future who solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and sites under
the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. Eidleh also created his own fraudulent sites.
Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit
federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Said was an
owner and operator of Safari Restaurant, a site that received more than $16 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition
Program funds.
Abdulkadir Nur Salah, 36, of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud,
conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money
laundering. Abdulkadir Salah was an owner and operator of Safari Restaurant, a site that received more than $16 million in
fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim, 39, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy
to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
Omar-Hashim created a company called Olive Management Inc., a site that received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child
Nutrition Program funds.
Abdi Nur Salah, 34, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit
money laundering, and money laundering. Abdi Salah registered Stigma-Free International, a non-profit entity used to carry out
the scheme with sites throughout Minnesota, including in Willmar, Mankato, St. Cloud, Waite Park, and St. Paul.
Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, 36, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to
commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
Abdihakim Ahmed created ASA Limited LLC, a site that received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition
Program funds.
Ahmed Mohamed Artan, 37, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to
commit federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Artan registered Stigma-Free
International, a non-profit entity used to carry out the scheme with sites throughout Minnesota, including in Willmar, Mankato,
St. Cloud, Waite Park, and St. Paul.
Abdikadir Ainanshe Mohamud, 30, of Fridley, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy
to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
Mohamud ran the Stigma-Free Willmar site. This site claimed to have served approximately 1.6 million meals and received more
than $4 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, 30, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy
to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
Abdinasir Abshir ran the Stigma-Free Mankato site. This site claimed to have served more than 1.6 million meals and received
approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
Asad Mohamed Abshir, 32, of Mankato, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to
commit money laundering, and money laundering. Asad Abshir ran the Stigma-Free Mankato site. This site claimed to have served
more than 1.6 million meals and received approximately $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
Hamdi Hussein Omar, 26, of St. Paul, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to
commit money laundering. Omar ran the Stigma-Free Waite Park site. This site claimed to have served more than 500,000 meals and
received more than $1 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
Great scam—I am impressed.
I guess they forgot the part about not getting caught.
;-)
They don’t care. They’ll get a “no bail” release and then disappear...
Congressman know where fed money goes in their districts.
Most of the locations listed are not in Omar’s 5th District, but I guarantee she had reason to know or at least strongly suspect what they were up to, as did Angie Craig.
Tom Emmer probably guessed what was going on, but nobody was going to listen to a suburban Republican.
It must have been blatant and clumsy for the Garland DOJ to be forced to act.
I thought the CDC had way more than 47 employees.
ML/NJ
I suspect this is where they were getting the $$$ to run their “no bail” operation.
$5 million per person? Who was overseeing the disbursements? No one?
$250 million fraud? Any controls at all?
Where did the money go?
The Wall of Text ping.
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