Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Wire Fraud, Minnesota 2021
MINNEAPOLIS – A multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program has been exposed, with 10 additional defendants facing federal charges in connection with the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. The defendants, including Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, 41, of Minneapolis, are accused of exploiting changes in the program intended to ensure underserved children received adequate nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The scheme, which involved obtaining, misappropriating, and laundering millions of dollars in program funds, enriched the defendants rather than feeding children. The Federal Child Nutrition Program was designed to provide meal reimbursements for schools and organizations that served meals to children.
The 10 defendants are charged across two separate indictments and one criminal information with charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. The charges were announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota.
The defendants, including Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, are accused of participating in a scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program by obtaining, misappropriating, and laundering millions of dollars in program funds. The defendants enriched themselves by fraudulently misappropriating millions of dollars in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
Ikram Yusuf Mohamed worked as a consultant for Feeding Our Future and opened several food sites that were enrolled in the Federal Child Nutrition Program under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. To conceal her involvement, she put the sites and entities in the name of family members, including her husband, mother, and siblings. Ikram Yusuf Mohamed is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
The charges against Ikram Yusuf Mohamed are part of a larger investigation into the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. The scheme, which involved obtaining, misappropriating, and laundering millions of dollars in program funds, enriched the defendants rather than feeding children.
According to the charging documents, Ikram Yusuf Mohamed solicited and received kickbacks from individuals and companies involved in the program. Ikram Yusuf Mohamed registered IM Consultation LLC with the Minnesota Secretary of State on or about March 10, 2021. She used IM Consultation to receive and launder kickback payments and fraud proceeds.
Defendant Information:
Defendant: Ikram Yusuf Mohamed
Real Full Name: Ikram Yusuf Mohamed
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering
City and State: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Exact Date: N/A
Sentence or Outcome: N/A
Dollar Amounts: N/A
Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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