Posted on 12/31/2025 3:30:28 PM PST by CFW
Years before Minnesota welfare fraud captured the nation’s attention, a Somali-American leader of one massive scheme expanded his assets beyond the North Star State, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, a Somali-born naturalized U.S. citizen, used some of his ill-gotten gains to buy property throughout the Twin Cities and Kentucky before the DOJ prosecuted him for using the nonprofit Feeding Our Future to defraud the government of $300 million in COVID-19 relief meant for hungry children, leading to a 28-year prison sentence in August. There are at least 1,687 people of Somali descent living in Kentucky.
“While Minnesota burns through billions in Somali-linked welfare fraud (Feeding Our Future, Medicaid scams, etc.), guess where some of that stolen money went? Real estate in Kentucky,” local conservative radio host Andrew Cooperrider said on X Tuesday about the forgotten detail.
“Was he going to target Kentucky next?” Cooperrider said. “Time to audit our own programs before it’s too late.”
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If this is allowed to continue then after two more election cycles and all red states will be blue. Democrat blue and Muslim controlled. This is how Georgia will become democrat-controlled next year.
Welcome to your new overlords.
You are an American, or you aren’t.
Wouldn’t it be great if all of the childcare centers who actually follow the law, actually care for living, breathing children, wouldn’t it be great if they formed their own Association. To join the Association, you would have to unequivocally prove years of real service.
Gosh, the Association name writes itself:
The No Fraud Childcare Centers of America.
The No Somalis Welcome Childcare Centers Of America.
The No Somalis Involved Childcare Centers Of America.
Now we know why every Democrat has been lately harping on the shortage and expense of child-care. Mandami included. The MN template was going nation-wide!
It all stems from these ridiculous, giant bills full of crap. Trump should have never signed the Covid boondoggle bill.
No oversight at all.
red state with Beshear as governor
To these hard-working immigrants who built our country (according to Democrats), America is a piggy bank to be smashed and looted.
DEMOCRAT CULTURE OF CORRUPTING is being slowly unveiled and this is just the tip of the iceberg. None of this would have happened without Trump or DOGE. JUST HOW MUCH MONEY is being pocketed by corrupt Democrats? It might be 100% of the deficit or even larger.
I see where pita alexandria on n b c is talking about the michigan day care fraud tonight finally!
But but but the fools have found some chillrenns videos an one guy to say that abc .... has been open, and they said others had closed las year,
Cover cover cover for them
Explains why Kentucky is so jacked up for Islam
Feeding Our Future Scheme Leader Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison
Townhall.com ^ | August 09, 2025 7:00 PM | Scott McClallen
Posted on 8/9/2025, 8:17:47 PM by E. Pluribus Unum
United States District Judge Nancy E. Brasel sentenced Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, age 36, to 28 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a $300 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally program to feed hungry kids during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Farah helped orchestrate the largest known COVID-19 fraud scheme called Feeding Our Future in Minnesota. Farah and his co-defendants stole more than $47 million by claiming to serve 18 million meals to kids at more than 30 food distribution sites.
Farah was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $47,920,514. He’s the 73rd person charged in connection to the scheme.
In June 2024, after a seven-week trial before Judge Brasel, a federal jury convicted Farah of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, false statements in a passport application, conspiracy to commit money laundering, two counts of federal programs bribery, six counts of wire fraud, and 11 counts of money laundering.
Farah was the co-owner of Empire Cuisine & Market, an entity that he enrolled in the Federal Child Nutrition Program in April 2020, during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Farah was among the very first defendants to see an opportunity for fraud and exploit it. Farah immediately opened a number of fraudulent program sites and began falsely claiming to serve meals to thousands of children per day.
Many of the purported “sites” served no meals at all and were nothing more than parking lots or vacant commercial spaces. Farah and his co-defendants “papered-up” the fraudulent scheme, including by creating and submitting fraudulent meal counts and invoices.
Farah was involved in the scheme’s use of phony rosters with fake children’s names.
Few of the names on the rosters matched the names of real students attending...
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While specific lists are hard to find, Kentucky has a growing Somali population, so look for centers in areas with large Somali communities (like Louisville or Bowling Green) and inquire directly with them, using local Somali community centers or Kentucky’s Office of Child Care to find resources, as many daycares catering to the Somali-speaking community exist due to recent fraud investigations in other states highlighting these providers, like the “Quality Learning Center” mentioned.
Where to Look:
Louisville & Bowling Green: These cities have significant Somali populations, increasing the likelihood of Somali-speaking daycares.
Somali Community Organizations: Contact local Somali cultural centers in Kentucky; they know which daycares serve their community.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Office of Child Care: Use their provider search tool, filtering by location and asking if Somali-speaking staff are available.
How to Find Them:
Search Online: Use terms like “Somali daycare Louisville,” “Somali childcare Bowling Green,” or “childcare Somali speaking Kentucky.”
Ask Community Members: Reach out to Somali families in Kentucky for direct recommendations.
Things to Note:
Fraud Allegations: Be aware of recent national news about daycare fraud in other states (Minnesota, Washington) involving Somali-owned centers; this highlights a need for scrutiny but also indicates the presence of these specific community providers.
Language: The main Somali language in the US is “Af Maxaa,” but some Somali Bantus may speak Af Maay or Swahili.
Contacting the providers directly and asking about Somali-speaking staff is the best way.
Fraud trial juror reports getting bag of $120,000 and promise of more if she’ll acquit
Associated Press ^ | AP
Posted on 6/3/2024, 9:44:34 PM by joesbucks
A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic.
These seven are the first of 70 defendants expected to go to trial in a conspiracy that cost taxpayers $250 million. Eighteen others have pleaded guilty, and authorities said they recovered about $50 million in one of the nation’s largest pandemic-related fraud cases. Prosecutors say just a fraction of the money went to feed low-income kids, while the rest was spent on luxury cars, jewelry, travel and property.
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Welcome to your new overlords.
The UK model.
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