Ten more people have been charged in the ongoing $250 million federal food aid fraud case involving the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, prosecutors announced Monday.
The additional charges reflect a deepening criminal probe that spans the state. To date, 60 people have been charged since the first wave of indictments in September and U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said more are expected.
"Our work is not done and we expect to bring more charges in the future," Luger said during a news conference on Monday.
On Monday, Luger said the government has now seized about $66.6 million in property "and climbing" in the massive fraud case. He did not provide an updated tally on the total alleged fraud — first estimated at $250 million — but said that it is "growing and it will continue to grow."
Six people have pleaded guilty so far. Three of the 10 new defendants have been charged via felony criminal information, which Luger said indicated that those three were expected to plead guilty.
The 10 new defendants will have their first court appearances early this week, Luger said, at which time determinations will be made on whether any of them will be detained.
In outlining the new charges, Luger singled out allegations against Kawsar Jama, 41, of Eagan, indicted for her part in an alleged $3.7 million scheme to falsely claim that she served 1.46 million meals to children while under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future between September 2020 and February 2022.
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