DOJ Press Release — Feeding Our Future Ringleader Sentenced to 28 Years Federal Prison

Source: U.S. Department of Justice / U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota · Document date: 2025-12-15 · Type: Court Filing · Case number: 0:24-cr-00173

USAO-DMN press release announcing the 28-year federal-prison sentence of Salim Said in U.S. v. Farah (24-cr-173). Describes Said as the operator who controlled the largest dollar volume of fraudulent CACFP claims in the FOF scheme.

Significance: Primary DOJ source for the Said sentencing. Establishes federal prosecutorial framing of FOF operator culpability and is cited in the fraud sentencing-consequences and FOF timeline investigations.

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