Abdirashid Bixi Dool, 36, has been indicted on seven counts of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. Dool appeared in federal court following the charges and is the 78th individual to be charged in what authorities describe as the largest Covid-19 fraud case in the United States.
Dool was involved with two Minnesota non-profits, Bilaal Mosque Inc. and Multicultural Resource Center Inc (MRC), serving on their boards and acting as President of MRC. The indictment states that Dool, along with another individual identified as “Conspirator A,” participated in the Federal Child Nutrition Program through sponsorship by Feeding Our Future. They claimed to operate two food distribution sites: one in Pelican Rapids under Bilaal Mosque Inc., and another in Moorhead under MRC.
According to prosecutors, Dool falsely reported serving more than 40,000 meals per week at these sites. At the Bilaal site alone, he allegedly claimed to provide 6,000 meals daily—more than twice the population of Pelican Rapids. To support these claims, Dool submitted fraudulent invoices and rosters that purportedly listed children who received meals; investigators allege both were fabricated.
Between March 2021 and February 2022, Bilaal Mosque Inc. and MRC reportedly received about $1.1 million from the Federal Child Nutrition Program via Feeding Our Future. Authorities say little of this funding was used for food purchases; instead, most of it was laundered for personal use by Dool and Conspirator A, including travel expenses and real estate acquisitions.
The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph H. Thompson, Harry M. Jacobs, and Daniel W. Bobier are prosecuting the case.
“An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
