Derec
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The brother of two defendants in the Minnesota Somali Fraud Scandal convicted of trying to bribe a juror with $120k (which was apparently just a down payment).
Man who tried to bribe juror in Feeding Our Future trial sentenced to nearly 5 years
Man who tried to bribe juror in Feeding Our Future trial sentenced to nearly 5 years
Sahan Journal said:A man who tried to bribe a juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial is headed to federal prison. Judge Eric Tostrud on Wednesday sentenced Abdulkarim Farah to nearly five years behind bars for his role in the plot.
The ostensibly sophisticated but ultimately ham-handed plot unraveled during closing arguments in the trial of seven people connected to a small restaurant in Shakopee. Federal prosecutors had accused them of stealing $47 million from taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs during the pandemic.
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The young woman – known as Juror 52 – called 911 after someone came to her house on a Sunday evening, dropped off a Hallmark gift bag containing $120,000 in cash, and promised more if she’d vote to acquit.
Police contacted the FBI, and agents picked up the cash. Brasel excused Juror 52 from the trial before closing arguments resumed.
Abdulkarim Farah, 25, is the younger brother of two of the trial defendants, Abdiaziz Farah and Said Farah. They and a third defendant recruited Abdulkarim to find out where the juror lived.
