A Shakopee man has pleaded guilty to his role in providing a $120,000 bribe to a juror in the Feeding Our Future trial, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
According to court documents, Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 23, and four others conspired with each other to provide a cash bribe to Juror 52 because she was the youngest juror and they believed her to be the only juror of color.
Nur and his co-defendants conducted online research to obtain Juror 52’s personal information, including her home address and information about her background and family members. They conducted surveillance of Juror 52 to confirm her home address and obtain information about Juror 52’s daily habits.
Nur recruited his co-defendant, Ladan Ali, to deliver the bribe money to Juror 52. During the trial and at Nur’s direction, Ali flew from Seattle to Minneapolis to meet with Nur and discuss the plan to bribe Juror 52. Ali agreed to deliver the bribe money to Juror 52 in exchange for a $150,000 cash payment.
On May 31, 2024, at the direction of Nur, Ali attempted to follow Juror 52 home as she left a downtown Minneapolis parking ramp at the conclusion of the first day of closing arguments in the trial. Nur had previously provided Ali with a photo of Juror 52’s car and a map of the parking ramp.
Nur pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court before Judge David S. Doty to one count of bribery of a juror. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled at a later time. This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI with assistance from IRS – Criminal Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph H. Thompson, Matthew Ebert, Harry Jacobs, Chelsea Walcker, and Daniel Bobier are prosecuting the case.
Abdimajid Nur’s guilty plea marks a significant development in the ongoing Feeding Our Future trial, which has seen several defendants charged with various crimes related to the scheme.
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Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Public Corruption|Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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