Attorneys Clayton Carlson (left) Andrew Birrell (right) and Steven Schleicher (second from right) flank defendant Said Shafii Farah on the first day of testimony in the Feeding Our Future trial. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer.
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO) – An Eagan woman has pleaded guilty to her role in the COVID-19 pandemic Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 42-year-old Kawsar Jama set up fake Federal Child Nutrition Program feeding sites in Pelican Rapids, Minneapolis, and Burnsville, using false food invoices from an associate’s business to submit claims for reimbursement.
Jama reported serving over 233,000 meals to children from the Pelican Rapids site between September and December 2021. Between 2020 and 2022, Jama submitted at least $4.5 million in false claims, some of which were spent on real estate and vehicles. She will be sentenced at a later date.
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