Defendants and witnesses in a series of trials concerning $250 million of "misused" federal child nutrition funds have implicated a far-reaching network of organizations and individuals across Minnesota. Prosecutors have so far painted a complex web of
Prosecutors allege that the group falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals during the COVID pandemic, for which they collected $47 million in taxpayer money
Prosecutors allege that the group falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals during the COVID pandemic, for which they collected $47 million in taxpayer money
Prosecutors allege that the group falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals during the COVID pandemic, for which they collected $47 million in taxpayer money
A defendant in the Feeding Our Future trial testified Thursday that he doled out food to thousands of children in Bloomington, but wasn't responsible for any of the financial paperwork that resulted in millions of dollars in federal reimbursements. Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff, 33, of Burnsville, was the only one of the seven defendants in the joint trial to take the stand to testify and the only .