American News Mar 5, 2026
Abdulkarim Farah sentenced to 5 years for scheme to bribe juror in Minneapolis Feeding Our Future fraud trial
The judge praised Juror 52 for rejecting the substantial bribe.
Ari Hoffman
Seattle WA
Mar 5, 2026
Abdulkarim Farah of Minneapolis was sentenced in federal court to 57 months in prison and one year of supervised release for his role in attempting to bribe a juror during the first trial in the Feeding Our Future scandal, a nonprofit at the center of a massive pandemic-era child nutrition fraud scheme.
Federal prosecutors allege the scheme involved over $250 million in stolen taxpayer funds intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Jan 7, the House Oversight Committee said the Justice Department has charged 98 defendants in Minnesota fraud-related cases, 85 of whom are Somali. Payments to Feeding Our Future began in 2019 at $1.4 million. That number jumped during the pandemic to $4.8 million the following year, maxing out at $140.3 million in 2021, a 2,818 percent increase.
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US Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Farah conspired with his brothers and others to influence the outcome of the high-profile case by offering cash to a member of the jury, identified in court filings as Juror 52, in exchange for a not guilty verdict. The bribery effort unfolded while seven defendants were on trial beginning April 22, 2024, before US District Judge Nancy E. Brasel. Two of the defendants were Farah’s brothers.
https://thepostmillennial.com/abdulkarim-farah-sentenced-to-5-years-for-scheme-to-bribe-juror-in-minneapolis-feeding-our-future-fraud-trial
