Minnesota Man Involved in Food Aid Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 43 Months

Abdullahe Nur Jesow was one of eight defendants charged in a 23-count indictment in September 2022.

A view outside the Minnesota State Capitol building in Minneapolis on June 20, 2020. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

A Minneapolis man who bought a house with federal funds that were supposed to be used for feeding children during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to 43 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

Abdullahe Nur Jesow was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $866,458 for being part of Feeding Our Future’s $250 million fraud scheme that exploited funds from a Federal Child Nutrition Program meal distribution site during the COVID-19 pandemic.