Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud

116 reports from 116 outlets in 2 languages · first reported 2026-10-28 18:03 UTC · updated 2026-10-30 13:11 UTC · JSON

A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a food fraud scheme in Minnesota^[1–9]. Salim Said, identified as a key figure in the fraud, was convicted of defrauding a food program for poor children in Minnesota^{[1, 5–9]}. The fraud scheme, known as Feeding Our Future, involved millions of dollars^{[1, 5–9]}. The case drew significant attention, including backlash from former President Trump^{[3, 4, 7]}.

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1. Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraudPublished by texarkanagazette.com, dailyadvance.com, tahlequahdailypress.com, news8000.com, mcalesternews.com, knsiradio.com, southernminn.com, wlec.com, wxow.com, mymotherlode.com, durangoherald.com, newspressnow.com and 53 more · 2026-10-29 22:00 UTC
2. Defendant in Minnesota food fraud cause sentenced to 30 years in prisonPublished by record-bee.com, dailylocal.com, orlandosentinel.com, mainlinemedianews.com, journal-advocate.com, mendocinobeacon.com, standardspeaker.com, pressdemocrat.com, chicoer.com, thetimes-tribune.com, sun-sentinel.com, reporterherald.com and 5 more · 2026-10-28 20:02 UTC
3. Minnesota fraudster gets 30 years for $44M schemePublished by homenewshere.com, grandrapidsmn.com, vtcng.com, hometownregister.com, wyomingnewsnow.tv, sanfordherald.com, mesabitribune.com, thedigitalcourier.com, kpcnews.com, walkermn.com · 2026-10-29 22:28 UTC
4. Judge sentences key figure in $250M Minnesota food fraud schemePublished by fox5ny.com, fox13news.com, fox10phoenix.com, fox5dc.com, fox35orlando.com, fox5atlanta.com, ktvu.com, fox13seattle.com, fox7austin.com, fox29.com · 2026-10-28 21:20 UTC
5. Minnesota man convicted of defrauding food program sentenced to 30 yearsPublished by wokv.com, wdbo.com, wgauradio.com · 2026-10-28 23:37 UTC
6. 30-year sentence in Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlashPublished by aljazeera.com, aljazeera.com · 2026-10-29 03:30 UTC
7. Man Gets 30 Years for Minnesota Food Fraudnewser.com · en · 2026-10-30 13:11 UTC
8. Key figure in MN food fraud gets 30 yearsfredericknewspost.com · en · 2026-10-30 00:24 UTC
9. Judge Orders 30-Year Prison Sentence for Key Figure in Minnesota Food Fraud - American Renaissanceamren.com · en · 2026-10-29 21:32 UTC
10. Judge Sentences Man in Minnesota Food Fraud to 30 Yearstheepochtimes.com · en · 2026-10-29 11:15 UTC
11. 30-year sentence in Minnesota fraud that drew Trump backlash - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culturedominicanrepublicpost.com · en · 2026-10-29 04:07 UTC
12. Mann dømt til 30 års fengsel for omfattende matsvindel i Minneapolis i USAMan sentenced to 30 years in prison for extensive food fraud in Minneapolis, USAnettavisen.no · nb · 2026-10-29 00:49 UTC
13. 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota fraud schemekrocnews.com · en · 2026-10-28 19:49 UTC
14. Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud – Winnipeg Free Presswinnipegfreepress.com · en · 2026-10-28 18:04 UTC
15. Key figure in Minnesota food fraud gets 30-year prison sentencetwincities.com · en · 2026-10-28 18:03 UTC