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Lakeville Man Sentenced to 78 Months in $250 Million Fraud Scheme

Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir is the 23rd defendant sentenced in the ongoing Feeding Our Future fraud case.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 4:43 p.m. ET
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On August 18, 2026, 34-year-old Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir of Lakeville, Minnesota, was to 78 months in prison for his role in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited the Federal Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota. Abshir is the 23rd defendant to be in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which remains an open and developing case. According to official records, U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel handed down the sentence, which also reflects Abshir's effort to tamper with a cooperating trial witness on February 18, 2025. During the trial of co-defendants in United States v. Aimee Bock and Salim Said, Abshir approached a cooperating witness prior to scheduled testimony. Abshir, who was indicted on September 20, 2022, previously pleaded guilty on March 7, 2025. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation alongside IRS Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rebecca E. Kline and Matthew C. Murphy. United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said, "Today’s sentence makes clear that justice is not for sale, and those who try to buy their way out of accountability will not succeed. Our office is committed to protecting American taxpayer funds." FBI Minneapolis Field Office Special Agent in Charge Christopher D. Dotson added, "The sentence imposed on Abdinasir Abshir reflects accountability not only for his role in a massive fraud scheme, but also for his deliberate attempt to undermine the integrity of the judicial process."

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