Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 24, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $47,920,514 in restitution for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud case. The sentencing was handed down by United States District Judge Nancy E. Brasel, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.
Nur was convicted for participating in a scheme that stole more than $47 million from federal child nutrition programs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prosecutors demonstrated at trial that Nur and his co-defendants falsely claimed to have served 18 million meals to children at over 30 sites through Empire Cuisine & Market, a small market in Shakopee that joined the Federal Child Nutrition Program in April 2020.
The investigation revealed that many of the reported meal distribution sites were either parking lots or vacant commercial spaces, with no actual meals being served. In some locations, Shakopee Public Schools provided meals instead of Empire Cuisine.
Nur played a central role by submitting fraudulent meal counts and invoices as well as creating rosters with fake children’s names to support their claims. He also helped launder proceeds through shell companies in both the United States and Kenya, including his own entity—Nur Consulting LLC—which received more than $900,000 disguised as consulting payments.
Authorities found that Nur used the illicit funds for personal purchases such as vehicles—a Dodge Ram pickup truck for $64,000 and a Hyundai Santa Fe for $35,000—as well as luxury travel and jewelry. He spent fraud proceeds on a honeymoon trip to the Maldives and bought jewelry in Dubai.
Additionally, evidence presented at trial showed Nur used fraudulently obtained money to pay a service called PayMeToDoYourHomework.com approximately $12,000 to complete coursework on his behalf at Herzing University. Despite graduating high school with a low GPA, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Herzing University with high marks after less than three years.
After his conviction in June 2024 following a seven-week trial, Nur and others attempted to bribe a juror with $120,000 cash for a not guilty verdict. He has pleaded guilty in this separate federal case related to juror bribery and is awaiting sentencing before United States District Judge David S. Doty. The current sentence does not include penalties related to the bribery attempt.
In court remarks during sentencing, Judge Brasel said: “It is so disappointing and so disheartening that where others saw a crisis and rushed to help, you saw money and rushed to steal.” She described Nur’s actions as “mindboggling,” noting “this fraud conspiracy was both and at once elaborate and blatant,” emphasizing Nur’s repeated choices to commit theft.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI, IRS – Criminal Investigations, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Assistant United States Attorneys Joseph H. Thompson, Harry M. Jacobs, and Daniel W. Bobier prosecuted the case; Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Baune is managing asset forfeiture.
