A Minneapolis man will spend nearly five years behind bars for attempting to bribe a juror during a federal trial related to Minnesota’s infamous $250 million welfare fraud scandal.
Abdulkarim Farah, 25, was sentenced by District Court Judge Eric Tostrud Wednesday to 57 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for his role in providing a bribe – in the form of a gift bag full of $120,000 in cash – to a juror in the first Feeding Our Future trial.
In April 2024, two of Farah’s brothers were set to stand trial in the massive pandemic fraud case, when the trio hatched a plan to bribe Juror 52 in an effort to secure a not guilty verdict, according to federal prosecutors.
Abdulkarim Farah, 25, was sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for his role in providing a bribe to a juror.
Farah’s brothers were among dozens of predominantly Somali co-conspirators accused of stealing pandemic relief funds from a federal program meant to feed hungry children in need.
As part of their bribery plot, Farah “conducted surveillance” of Juror 52 and then recruited co-defendant Ladan Ali to deliver the bribe.
