Well will you look at that.. It’s not just Tampon Timmy… It’s Ilhan Omar too in on the $1 billion fraud in Minnesota that went to Somali based terrorists. Turns out one of Ilhan Omar’s biggest campaign donors named Salim Ahmed Said, 33, who is the owner of Safari Restaurant, held a victory part for Omar after she first won her seat in Congress back in 2018.
Salim Ahmed Said was convicted in March 2025 on 21 counts including wire fraud, federal programs bribery and money laundering. He allegedly pocketed $5 million from the scheme funneling money through Feeding Our Future for his own enrichments rather than for the child nutrition program.
He is facing decades in prison and is one of the more than 70 defendants charged in the sweeping case. There are 45 convictions so far.
Additionally, Omar campaign official Guhaad Hashi Said, pleaded guilty in August to running fake food site Advance Youth Athletic Development, and pocketing $3.2 million from the program.
Omar maintains she was completely unaware of illegal activity, even though she introduced the 2020 MEALS Act bill that made the $250 million fraud scheme possible.