$300M
How the U.S. Attorney’s Office described the whole Feeding Our Future scheme when Abdiaziz Farah was sentenced in August 2025. Prosecutors have also described it as $250 million. The two are descriptions of the same scheme, not a finding and not amounts to add.
Who reported it, and what it covers
Release announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson, reported August 6, 2025
As described August 6, 2025
The Feeding Our Future federal child-nutrition fraud scheme as a whole
An amount prosecutors or law enforcement alleged in charging documents, court filings, or official statements, or reported from them. An allegation, not a proven loss. The attribution line names who stated it.
What it does not show
Not a newer or larger finding than the $250 million description. Prosecutors have described the same scheme with both numbers, and neither is a court determination.
What the source says
Today, United States District Judge Nancy E. Brasel sentenced Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, age 36, to 28 years in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for his role in a $300 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
In Landmark Sentence, Feeding Our Future Scheme Leader Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison, U.S. Attorney, Minnesota, August 6, 2025. Justice Dept. release (primary source). Archived copy.
Checked against the source October 11, 2026.
Other numbers in circulation
Each of these measures something different. They are not steps toward one total and are never added together.
Cite this figure
Everything needed to cite this number and check it against the original.
$300M: Feeding Our Future scheme as described in the August 2025 Farah sentencing release
Alleged amount
The Feeding Our Future federal child-nutrition fraud scheme as a whole. As described August 6, 2025.
In Landmark Sentence, Feeding Our Future Scheme Leader Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison (U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota). Justice Dept. release; primary source.
August 6, 2025
October 11, 2026
$300M: Feeding Our Future scheme as described in the August 2025 Farah sentencing release. Type: Alleged amount. Covers: As described August 6, 2025. Source (primary): U.S. Attorney, Minnesota, “In Landmark Sentence, Feeding Our Future Scheme Leader Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison,” August 6, 2025, https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/landmark-sentence-feeding-our-future-scheme-leader-sentenced-28-years-prison Via MN Public Tools, mnpublictools.com/fraud/figure/fof-described-300m (checked October 11, 2026).
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Changes to this record
Added the $300 million and $400 million descriptions, and Abdiaziz Farah’s restitution order
People charged but not convicted are presumed innocent, and amounts labeled alleged come from charging documents, not proven losses. Method and corrections