Feeding Our Future operator Salim Said sentenced to 30 years for $250M fraud
The gist
Minneapolis restaurant operator Salim Said was sentenced to 30 years and must pay over $44 million in restitution.
The case anchors a Minnesota child-nutrition fraud probe with 81 charged.
How it unfolded
- Apr 2020 – Apr 2021Said Abdullahi Ereg's Evergreen Grocery and Deli, a Minneapolis business sponsored by Feeding Our Future, allegedly submitted false reimbursement claims and received more than $4.2 million in federal funds.
- Jun 2024Ereg was indicted over his alleged role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
- 2025Salim Said was convicted of a raft of charges, along with Aimee Bock, leader of Feeding Our Future.