A ringleader in Minnesota’s massive Feeding Our Future scandal has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to purchase a not-guilty verdict with a staggering $120,000 cash bribe. Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 37, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud for his role in the brazen plot to bribe a federal juror during his 2024 fraud trial, the Justice Department announced Friday. Farah had already been sentenced to 28 years in prison for helping steal tens of millions of dollars from a taxpayer-funded program intended to feed needy children during the COVID pandemic. [snip] On the night of June 2, 2024, a woman identified by prosecutors as Ladan Mohamed Ali arrived at the juror’s home carrying a white Hallmark gift bag stuffed with rolls of $100, $50, and $20 bills. Inside was $120,000 in cash. The woman reportedly handed the bag to one of the juror’s relatives and instructed the relative to tell Juror 52 to vote “not guilty” the following day. More money would follow if she helped acquit the defendants. [snip] The Gateway Pundit previously reported on the stunning bribery attempt in June 2024. Prosecutors later revealed that Farah factory-reset his iPhone after being ordered to surrender it, attempting to destroy messages and video evidence connected to the bribe. Five defendants were ultimately indicted in the juror-bribery conspiracy. All five eventually pleaded guilty. [snip] A nonpartisan legislative audit later concluded that the department’s “inadequate oversight” created opportunities for fraud, failed to act on known warning signs, and failed to hold Feeding Our Future accountable. The devastating audit found that the department was woefully unprepared to confront the organization. “Justice is not for sale,” U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said following Farah’s sentencing. An honest juror did what Minnesota’s bloated bureaucracy repeatedly failed to do: She recognized corruption and immediately took action. (*) Full article: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/feeding-our-future-fraudster-gets-10-years-brazen/ Post navigation Fla.: Illegal alien charged after allegedly running over and killing an 82-year-old woman in grocery store parking lot
