Overview

• A June 2024 jury convicted Abdiaziz Shafii Farah on 23 counts, including wire fraud, federal programs bribery, passport fraud and money laundering.
• U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel imposed a 28-year sentence and ordered $47.9 million in restitution for defrauding the Federal Child Nutrition Program.
• Prosecutors say Farah and co-conspirators stole more than $47 million by fabricating service at over 30 meal distribution sites and personally pocketing over $8 million.
• Investigators found that Farah used stolen funds to buy luxury vehicles and real estate in the U.S. and Kenya, laundering some proceeds through China.
• This week’s indictment of Hussein Mohamed Farah expanded the multiagency probe to 73 defendants in the sprawling pandemic relief fraud investigation.