documents seized as part of "Feeding Our Future" investigation (FBI)
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO/WJON) – A Brooklyn Park man has pleaded guilty to his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
Officials said Liban Yasin Alishire, 42, enrolled two community kitchens – Community Enhancement Services and Lake Street Kitchen – in the Federal Child Nutrition Programs, and claimed to be feeding over 870,000 underprivileged children during the COVID pandemic.
In reality, officials said the two kitchens served a fraction of that amount.
Alishire claimed $2,427,576.17 in Federal Child Nutrition Funds, and Feeding Our Future paid out $1,783,786.45. Alishire is accused of keeping $712,084.00 for himself.
In U.S. District Court, Alishire pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of wire fraud.
As part of the plea agreement, Alishire will forfeit a Ford F-150 pickup, a boat and trailer, an apartment in Nairobi, Kenya, and the Karibu Palms Resort on the Indian Ocean in Kenya.
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