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Two Minnesota men sentenced for roles in Feeding Our Future pandemic relief fraud
Ahmed Ghedi and Abdihakim Ahmed received prison terms after prosecutors said they faked running a child nutrition site to obtain $7.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
The short version
- A federal judge in Minnesota has sentenced Ahmed Ghedi to more than five years and Abdihakim Ahmed to four and a half years in prison.
- The pair received $7.3 million in federal funds by falsely claiming to run a Twin Cities child nutrition site, which they instead spent on personal property, a vehicle, and kickbacks.
- The sentences follow the nearly 42-year prison sentence handed down in May to Amee Bock, the mastermind of the broader $250 million fraud scheme.
Key facts
- Ahmed Ghedi was sentenced to over five years in prison, and Abdihakim Ahmed was sentenced to four and a half years.[Fox News]
- Prosecutors stated the men claimed to run a child nutrition site in the Twin Cities area, receiving $7.3 million in COVID-19 relief funds.[Fox News]
- The diverted funds were spent on personal property, a car, and kickbacks to an employee of the Feeding Our Future nonprofit.[Fox News]
- The judge ordered Ahmed to pay $2,242,590 in restitution and Ghedi to pay $2,862,451.[Fox News]
- Amee Bock, who ran the Feeding Our Future organization, was sentenced in May to nearly 42 years in prison for orchestrating $250 million in pandemic relief fraud.[Fox News]