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.
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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%). ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota))
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. ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota))
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. ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota))
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. ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota)) ([Center for Immigration Studies](https://cis.org/Report/Somali-Immigrants-Minnesota))
Somali Immigrants in Minnesota — Center for Immigration Studies
📌 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.
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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.