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A Big Lake, Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to her role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She claimed to have served nearly 900,000 meals and received $2.4 million in fraudulent reimbursements.
(KNSI) - A Big Lake woman has pled guilty to her role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case. Feder...
Ten additional defendants were charged March 13, bringing the total to 60.
The first batch of guilty pleas involving about 50 people charged in a $250 million scheme to defraud a federal meals program in Minnesota have been entered in court. Hadith Ahmed, who worked for the Feeding Our Future program, became the first employee to plead guilty and testify about the fraud. He admitted to taking more than $1.3 million in bribes to help other co-conspirators. Bekam Merdassa and Hanna Marakegn pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The alleged $250 million fleecing of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future program targeted federal child nutrition p...