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Feeding Our Future Probe Advances With 43-Month Sentence and New Guilty Plea

The back-to-back moves show prosecutors tightening a sprawling pandemic fraud case in Minnesota.

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.