Final Mohamed family member in $14M Feeding Our Future fraud to plead guilty
Defendant Gandi Mohamed, who had been headed to trial, has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing in federal court and is expected to plead guilty, becoming the sixth Mohamed family member to admit guilt in a $14 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. A January 2024, 47-count indictment charged Gandi, brothers Suleman, sisters Ikram and Aisha, mother Fadumo Yusuf, brother-in-law Shakur Abdisalam and friend Sahra Osman with falsely claiming millions of meals and laundering proceeds through sham real estate deals, rentals and consulting work.
📌 Key Facts
- Defendant Gandi Mohamed has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing in federal court and is expected to plead guilty.
- Gandi had previously been headed to trial before the change-of-plea was scheduled.
- Gandi will be the sixth member of the Mohamed family to plead guilty in the $14 million subset of the Feeding Our Future fraud.
- A January 2024, 47-count indictment named defendants including Gandi Mohamed, his brother Suleman, sisters Ikram and Aisha, mother Fadumo Yusuf, brother‑in‑law Shakur Abdisalam, and friend Sahra Osman.
- The indictment alleges the group falsely claimed millions of meals from the Feeding Our Future program.
- Prosecutors allege the defendants laundered proceeds from the scheme through sham real-estate transactions, rental properties, and consulting work.
- The matter is part of a broader $14 million fraud scheme tied to the Feeding Our Future program.
📊 Relevant Data
The unemployment rate for Somali immigrants in Minnesota is 12 percent, compared to 3 percent for natives, with Somalis comprising over 75,000 people in a state population of about 5.7 million (approximately 1.3%).
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota — Center for Immigration Studies
81 percent of Somali households in Minnesota use at least one major welfare program, compared to 21 percent of native households.
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota — Center for Immigration Studies
The median household income for Somalis in Minnesota is $32,000, compared to $78,000 for natives.
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota — Center for Immigration Studies
Only 24 percent of Somali immigrants ages 25 to 64 in Minnesota have some college education or more, compared to 69 percent of natives.
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota — Center for Immigration Studies
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- Defendant Gandi Mohamed, previously headed to trial, has now scheduled a change-of-plea hearing in federal court, indicating he will plead guilty.
- Gandi will be the sixth member of the Mohamed family to plead guilty in this particular $14 million subset of the Feeding Our Future fraud.
- The piece recaps that the January 2024 47-count indictment covered Gandi and brother Suleman, sisters Ikram and Aisha, mother Fadumo Yusuf, brother-in-law Shakur Abdisalam, and friend Sahra Osman, accused of falsely claiming millions of meals and laundering proceeds through sham real-estate, rentals and consulting work.