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3 days ago
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Apple Valley woman latest to be charged in Feeding our Future fraud
An Apple Valley woman is the 72nd person federally charged for her role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson announced on Friday. Dorothy Jean Moore, 57, of Apple Valley, was charged in a federal indictment with three counts of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering, Thompson said in a news release. According to the release, Moore launched two purported federal child nutrition program sites in late 2020 under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. Moore completed and signed meal count forms, claiming to have served 1,500 meals to children each day at each of her sites, which she said she operated out of community churches. Moore claimed and received reimbursements for those meals through the Feeding Our Future program, the release said. In addition, she said she operated a catering company called Jean's Soul Food and claimed additional federal reimbursements for food from that company used at the other sites. The release cited her bank records, saying they show she used 'little of the reimbursement dollars she received to purchase food. Instead, Moore used those funds for other purposes, including to purchase cars and fund an enhanced lifestyle.' She is the 72nd Minnesotan charged with defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's child nutrition programs during the pandemic, when regulations temporarily were loosened and a variety of businesses and nonprofits were allowed to help feed hungry kids while schools were closed. Federal prosecutors have called the scheme the nation's largest coronavirus pandemic fraud, amounting to more than $250 million. 'This fraud is outrageous, brazen, and seemingly never-ending,' said Thompson in the release. 'Stealing from a program designed to feed vulnerable children is not only criminal — it's unconscionable,' said Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr. of FBI Minneapolis. Moore made her initial appearance in U.S. District Court Friday. Brooklyn Center attorney suspended by Minnesota Supreme Court U.S. Customs Border Protection officer charged with possessing child porn Man once convicted in Minnesota of supporting al-Qaida is now charged in Canada for alleged threats Jury finds Milwaukee man guilty of killing and dismembering 19-year-old woman 'We feel relief': Derrick Thompson found guilty in Minneapolis crash that killed five young women
Yahoo
01-03-2025
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Charges: Minneapolis man attempted to join ISIS
A Minneapolis man has been charged with attempting to provide support to ISIS, including traveling to Somalia on multiple occasions to try to join the terrorist organization. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization in U.S. District Court Thursday. According to the criminal complaint, Hassan attempted to travel from Minnesota to Somalia to join ISIS twice, but neither attempt was successful. He claimed to be visiting family in the country despite having none there. Hassan allegedly supported ISIS on social media, including on a Facebook page that encouraged people to travel to join ISIS. Investigators say Hassan praised Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the perpetrator of the Jan. 1 ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in New Orleans. Hassan also posted videos of himself driving while holding an ISIS flag on multiple occasions. Another video showed him driving with an open knife on his lap. 'The FBI will continue to aggressively use all of our authorities to investigate and arrest anyone who assists foreign terrorist organizations,' Alvin M. Winston Sr. of FBI Minneapolis said in a statement. 'Hassan allegedly attempted to travel to Somalia to join ISIS on two occasions and publicly shared support of ISIS on his social media accounts. Such acts are wholly unacceptable, and the FBI will work tirelessly with our partners to hold accountable those who attempt to support terrorists.'
Yahoo
07-02-2025
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Spirit Lake man sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for fatally stabbing man over $40
Feb. 6—NORTH DAKOTA — A Spirit Lake man was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison Thursday, Feb. 6, for stabbing a man to death after confronting him over $40. "This crime was both extremely violent and totally pointless," U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider said in a news release. "While there is no undoing the tragic loss of life that occurred, we hope this sentence provides a measure of justice and reassures the community that violent criminals will be pursued, prosecuted, and sent to federal prison for their crimes. Our career prosecutors and partners at the FBI deserve credit for their successful efforts on this case and their dedication to public safety in Indian country." Austin Cody Littlewind Jr., 22, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, according to a news release from the District of North Dakota U.S. Attorney's Office. He stabbed another man to death in November 2023 in Fort Totten. Littlewind will be on supervised release for five years once he completes his prison term, and will be required to abide by a number of conditions, the release said. Part of his sentencing included an order to pay restitution for his victim's funeral and related expenses. "Senseless acts of violence have no place in our communities," Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr., of FBI Minneapolis, said in the release.
