(KNSI) – Two men accused of enriching themselves through sites in St. Cloud and Waite Park connected to the $250 million Feeding our Future scandal have pleaded guilty.
According to prosecutors, 37-year-old Abdi Nur Salah of St. Paul and his co-conspirator, 38-year-old Abdulkadir Nur Salah of Columbia Heights, knowingly participated in a scheme to defraud a federal child nutrition program designed to provide free meals to children in need. They admitted to taking around $16 million.
Abdi Nur Salah registered Stigma-Free International as a non-profit and used it to carry out the fraud scheme throughout Minnesota at locations in St. Cloud, Waite Park, Willmar, Mankato and St. Paul. He also worked for the Minneapolis Mayor’s Office as a senior policy aide to Jacob Frey. Abdulkadir Nur Sala owned and operated Safari Restaurant, which was used as part of the scam.
Both pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Their sentencing dates haven’t been set.
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