Salim Said, the Somali in Minnesota who hosted parties for Ilhan Omar at his Safari restaurant , and who has been implicated in the Minnesota charity fraud sure bought himself a nice house after coming to this country from Somali with nothing and just “looking for a better life” or something.
Feeding Our Future's Aimee Bock and Salim Said convicted of orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme, diverting federal funds meant for hungry children into luxury homes and cars. Taxpayer abuse at its worst! https://t.co/AP4sacYosi
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Bock approved the meal sites, some of which were fake, and then certified the claims, signing off on the reimbursements from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). At least 78 people have now been indicted in the ongoing investigation.
Court exhibits used in the case against Bock and Salim Said, a local restaurant owner, captured some of the opulent spending Said splurged his ill-gotten gains on.
For instance, Said used $250,000 in stolen nutrition funds to buy a large home in Plymouth, while another $2.7 million wire transfer linked to the fraud was routed into a Minneapolis mansion-style office building, prosecutors said, that served as the headquarters for his company, Safari Group.
The property stood in stark contrast to the daycare centers and after-school programs the federal money was supposed to help.