Man Accused of Witness Tampering in Feeding Our Future Trial Pleads Guilty

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI

Mar 7, 2025 | 1:48 PM

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(KNSI) – The man accused of trying to intimidate a court witness during the Feeding our Future trial has pleaded guilty.

He will have an enhancement added to his sentencing guidelines for obstruction of justice. Court documents allege that 33-year-old Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir forged records to show about 1.6 million meals were distributed by an organization called Stigma-Free Mankato through a shell company named Horseed Management. Stigma-Free Mankato netted roughly $5.4 million from the scheme.

On top of his role in the Feeding our Future scandal, Abshir is alleged to have tried to pull a cooperating witness aside for a one-on-one conversation in the courthouse bathroom on February 18th.

Abshir is the 37th person to plead guilty in the scandal. The trial against founder Aimee Bock is still ongoing.

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