Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 24, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in the Feeding Our Future scheme, one of the largest COVID-era fraud cases in the country.
According to U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen, Nur and his co-conspirators falsely claimed to have provided 18 million meals to children, allowing them to collect more than $47 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. The scheme operated out of Empire Cuisine & Market in Shakopee, which joined the program in April 2020.
U.S. District Judge Nancy E. Brasel sharply criticized Nur during sentencing, saying, “It is so disappointing and so disheartening that where others saw a crisis and rushed to help, you saw money and rushed to steal.”
Prosecutors say Nur laundered the stolen funds through shell companies, including his own business, Nur Consulting LLC. He used the money for personal expenses and luxury purchases, including a 2021 Dodge Ram pickup and a honeymoon in the Maldives.
The investigation also revealed Nur paid a company to complete his college coursework, leading to a fraudulent degree from Herzing University.
Nur’s legal troubles deepened in June 2024 when, at the end of his seven-week COVID fraud trial, he and others attempted to bribe a juror with $120,000 in cash in exchange for a not-guilty verdict. Nur has since pleaded guilty in the separate federal juror bribery case and is awaiting sentencing.
He becomes the latest defendant sentenced in the sprawling $300 million Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.
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