Overview
- Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf each pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
- Prosecutors say the group stole and laundered $14.6 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds that were intended to feed children during COVID-19.
- The case centers on sites sponsored by Feeding Our Future that filed falsified meal counts and rosters, with prosecutors citing fabricated invoices through Star Distribution LLC and kickbacks routed via IM Consultation.
- An April 20 federal trial is now down to a single remaining defendant, identified in court coverage as Gandi Mohamed, with another co-defendant set for a change-of-plea hearing next week.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports 63 total convictions in the investigation to date, part of a wider alleged fraud of roughly $250 million with at least 79 people charged; sentencing for the five new pleas will be scheduled later.