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Dec 08, 2025

Dozens ARRESTED in Ihan Omar-Backed $250 Million Fraud Scheme - Justice Department Details Are Shocking

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Department of Justice just dropped a massive hammer on the largest pandemic-era fraud scheme in United States history, and the political fallout is sending shockwaves straight into the orbit of progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

At the center of the $250 million "Feeding Our Future" scandal is a massive web of fake nonprofits, shell companies, and greedy opportunists who ruthlessly exploited a federal program designed to feed underprivileged children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of buying food for kids, these criminals diverted millions in taxpayer funds to purchase luxury cars, real estate, and high-end overseas goods.

ILHAN OMAR'S "ENFORCER" GOES DOWN

Adding an explosive new chapter to the growing list of controversies surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar's political machine, 49-year-old Guhaad Hashi Said—described by Alpha News as an "enforcer" for Omar’s campaign—recently pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

According to devastating court documents, Said exploited the Federal Child Nutrition Program between December 2020 and January 2022. He falsely claimed his nonprofit, Advance Youth Athletic Development, was serving thousands of meals daily to underprivileged children out of a residential apartment in the Central Avenue Lofts in Minneapolis.

The Outrageous Math Behind Said's Scam:

  • 5,000: The number of fake meals he claimed to serve every single day.

  • 1 Million: The total number of completely fabricated meals he billed the government for between March and December 2021.

  • $2.1 Million: The amount he instantly transferred to shell LLCs, catering businesses, and personal accounts to buy real estate and luxury vehicles.

Said, who previously ran for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018, now faces up to 25 years in federal prison.

A SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR JIGJIGA FRAUDSTER

While Said awaits his fate, the DOJ continues to process the other 75 individuals charged in the massive ring. To date, an incredible 50 suspects have entered guilty pleas.

This Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel sentenced Khadar Adan—the final defendant tied to the notorious Lake Street Kitchen scheme—to just one year of probation and ordered him to pay $1,000 in restitution.

Adan admitted to allowing a fraudulent food distribution site to operate out of his Minneapolis business center, JigJiga. From December 2020 to April 2021, Adan and his co-defendants brazenly claimed to have served 70,000 meals through the fake site, while his co-defendant Liban Yasin Alishire personally pocketed over $1.6 million.

"BLEEDING THEM DRY"

The sheer scale of the corruption has left federal prosecutors absolutely stunned.

"These crimes are not isolated events. They are part of a web of schemes targeting programs that are intended to lift up Minnesotans and bleeding them dry," stated Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.

"From where I sit, the scale of the fraud in Minnesota is staggering, and every rock we turn over reveals more. We must be honest and clear-eyed about the scope of this problem, because ending it will take an unyielding, all-hands-on-deck effort from all of us."

As the DOJ continues to turn over rocks, the American people are left demanding answers—not just from the fraudsters heading to federal prison, but from the powerful politicians connected to them.

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