MINNEAPOLIS — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Minnesota), published as received.
MINNEAPOLIS – Hussein Mohamed Farah, the executive director of New Vision Foundation, a non-profit located in St. Paul, Minnesota, was charged by information with one count of wire fraud for his role in the $300 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
As is detailed in the information, Farah used his New Vision Foundation to participate in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme by operating two purported food distribution sites under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. He submitted phony meal count sheets and attendance rosters to support New Vision’s claims. In all, between February 2021 and January 2022, New Vision Foundation received approximately $2.7 million for meals purportedly served to children.
These cases result from an investigation conducted by the FBI, IRS – Criminal Investigations, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew S. Ebert, Harry M. Jacobs, and Daniel W. Bobier are prosecuting these cases. Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Baune is handling the seizure and forfeiture of assets.
