Five Plead Guilty in Massive Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
Published: March 20th, 2026 |
MINNEAPOLIS: Five people have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges tied to the sprawling Feeding Our Future investigation, marking another major development in what prosecutors say is one of the largest fraud cases in Minnesota history.
Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf each admitted their roles in a scheme that stole millions from a federal program intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the group worked together to fraudulently obtain and launder approximately $14.6 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Prosecutors say the defendants falsely claimed to serve hundreds of thousands — and in some cases more than a million — meals to children, using fake attendance records and inflated invoices.
Ikram Mohamed, identified as a leader in the scheme, controlled multiple food program sites and used family members’ names to conceal her involvement. Authorities say she also operated a consulting company that received more than $1.3 million in kickbacks connected to the fraud.
Her husband, Shakur Abdisalam, and several relatives — including her sister and mother — were also involved through separate organizations that allegedly submitted false claims for reimbursement.
All five defendants entered guilty pleas this week in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis before Judge Nancy E. Brasel. They had previously been scheduled to go to trial in April.
Federal prosecutors say the broader Feeding Our Future investigation has now resulted in 63 convictions, the most in a single fraud case handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in recent memory.
Sentencing for the five defendants will take place at a later date.
The case was investigated by the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
