Minneapolis Man Sentenced for Attempting to Bribe Juror in Feeding Our Future Trial
Published: March 6th, 2026 |
MINNEAPOLIS MN: A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to bribe a juror during the Feeding Our Future fraud trial.
Abdulkarim Farah was sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors say Farah helped coordinate a plan to bribe Juror 52 during the April 2024 trial, which involved seven defendants accused in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, including two of Farah’s brothers.
According to court documents, Farah conducted surveillance on the juror and the juror’s home, drove a co-defendant to deliver the bribe, and recorded the exchange. A gift bag containing cash was delivered to a relative of the juror with a promise of more money if the juror voted to acquit the defendants.
After the bribery attempt became known in court, Farah deleted the encrypted messaging app Signal from his phone in an attempt to destroy evidence.
U.S. District Judge Eric C. Tostrud sentenced Farah to the high end of the federal sentencing guidelines, emphasizing that “properly functioning juries are the core of our criminal justice system.”
The case was investigated by the FBI with assistance from IRS Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.