The man was sentenced to over 17 years old, the woman pleads guilty of fraudulent scheme Feeding Our Future

One accused was convicted and the other pleaded guilty of a large-scale fraudulent feeding Our Future scheme related to Covid-19.

On Friday, Mukhtar Mohammed Shariffe was sentenced to 17.5 years (210 months) with the following three years of release under the supervision of the stealing tens of millions of dollars in the framework of a $ 250 million scheme, which stole taxpayers’ funds designed to help children who They need help during the pandemic. .

Sharif was also obliged to pay just less than $ 48 million in compensation.

in June 2024Sharif was found guilty of four of six points against him.

This happens at the moment when another defendant, Ahan Farah Abukar of Savage, on Friday, found herself guilty of her role in the scheme after being charged with March 2023.

It was fraudulent about $ 5.7 million under large -scale fraud. The date of rendering of the sentence of Abukar has not yet been appointed.

The next court in the case will be expected in early February.

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