Minnesota Mayor aid Abdi Nur Salah pleads guilty to wire fraud and money laundering He created a fake NGO and started funneling taxpayer money into it Donations made to Ilhan Omar That’s not all, Minnesota scandal has duffel bags full of cash, Lamborghinis, kickbacks and trips Al-Shabaab (military group) Terrorism: Stolen funds from these Minnesota schemes estimated in the billions were funneled via informal “hawala” networks to Somalia, where Al-Shabaab extorts fees, controlling key territories; federal sources confirm millions reached the al-Qaeda affiliate, with one investigator stating, “The largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer.” A former senior policy aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (Abdi Nur Salah) pleaded guilty in January 2025 to wire fraud in the Feeding Our Future scheme, using his influence to lobby against shutdowns; donations from fraudsters went to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaigns (later donated to food shelves), and her “enforcer” Guhaad Hashi Said was convicted in August 2025 for $2.9 million in fraud; a state senate candidate facilitated campaign inflows from the schemes. Bribes included: - Cash in a Bag to Juror: $120,000 in physical cash delivered in a bag to influence a juror against convicting defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial, as part of an obstruction attempt. - Cash Kickbacks to Employees and Sponsors: Up to $1,500 per child paid as cash incentives to families and providers in the autism services fraud scheme (Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program), totaling millions across fake diagnoses. - Cash Bribes to Feeding Our Future Staff: Over $225,000 in cash payments from defendants like Abdikadir Ainashe Mohamud to employee Abdikerm Eidleh for sponsoring fraudulent child nutrition sites; similar payments of $49,000, $72,000, $87,000, and $100,000+ documented in multiple pleas. - Phony Invoices as Fabricated Bribe Documentation: Fraudsters submitted fake invoices to justify reimbursements, effectively using them to launder and distribute bribe funds in schemes like Northside Wellness ($2.4 million loss) and M5 Café ($1 million loss). - Hawala Network Transfers as Indirect Extortion Fees: Millions in fraudulent welfare funds routed through informal Somali hawala money-transfer systems to Somalia, where Al-Shabaab extracts mandatory “fees” or extorts portions, benefiting the group via community remittances tied to DHS benefits. - Attempted Bribery Offers to Officials: Reports of direct cash bribe attempts to county employees and state officials in the Housing Stabilization Services program, including offers to overlook falsified records and billing for deceased clients, as flagged in internal DHS warnings.

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