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Salim Said sentenced to 30 years in Minnesota food fraud case
According to ABC News, Salim Said, who ran a Minneapolis restaurant, received 30 years in prison; the government says the fraud totaled $44 million.
The short version
- Salim Said, who operated Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in a federal food program fraud case.[ABC News]
- The government says Said was responsible for $44 million in fraud, some committed by others he recruited; Said denied the allegations at his 2025 trial.[ABC News]
- Said was convicted in 2025 alongside Aimee Bock, who is serving a 42-year sentence for devising the overall scheme.[ABC News]
Key facts
- Salim Said was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a federal food program fraud.[ABC News]
- Said operated Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis, which specialized in Somali dishes.[ABC News]
- The government said Said was responsible for $44 million in fraud, some of which was committed by others he recruited.[ABC News]
- Said denied the allegations while testifying at trial in 2025.[ABC News]
- Said was convicted of a range of charges in 2025, along with Aimee Bock, the leader of the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future.[ABC News]
- Bock is serving a 42-year prison sentence for devising the overall plan to recruit Said and others into the federal food program during the pandemic.[ABC News]
What remains uncertain
- The $44 million fraud figure is the government's allegation, and Said denied the allegations at trial.[ABC News]
Sources
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