Overview
- Abdullahe Nur Jesow was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison with two years of supervised release and must repay about $866,000.
- Prosecutors said Jesow’s meal site claimed 1.7 million meals and drew more than $4.2 million, and he used some of the money to buy a Columbia Heights home.
- Gandi Mohamed pleaded guilty to money laundering as the last of six relatives in a $14 million subgroup, with prosecutors recommending 30 to 37 months and nearly $1.4 million in restitution.
- Charging records say Mohamed routed more than $1.1 million through GAK Properties and GIF Properties as part of alleged real estate and rental laundering.
- The Minnesota case, described as one of the largest pandemic fraud probes, has produced 79 defendants tied to more than $250 million in alleged theft from child nutrition funds.