Overview

• Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, 28, was charged with conspiracy to commit international money laundering in the Minnesota-based case.
• The indictment alleges he helped his brother, Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, move millions overseas by channeling funds into Kenyan properties and corporate structures.
• Prosecutors cite messages and images showing $138,000 and $270,000 in cash plus a receipt for a $300,000 transfer from Minneapolis to Kenya, along with a text referencing $1,287,000 received.
• Alleged purchases include a 20% stake in a Kenyan real estate company, an apartment building in Nairobi’s South C neighborhood, and land in Mandera Town.
• Farah was sentenced to 28 years last month as the investigation led by the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigations, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service continues.