Man Pleads Guilty to Witness Tampering in Feeding Our Future Fraud Case
Abdinasir Abshir, a 33-year-old man connected to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme in Minneapolis-St. Paul, has pleaded guilty to tampering with a witness. He is facing 5-7 years in jail for asking a witness to meet him in a…
Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, August 18, 2026 —
Abdinasir Abshir, 33, has pleaded guilty to a charge of tampering with a witness as part of the ongoing Feeding Our Future fraud investigation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Abshir’s guilty plea is in connection with actions taken during his wire fraud trial, which involved allegations of over $5 million in fraudulent activity.
Prosecutors stated that Abshir allegedly asked a witness to meet him in a courthouse bathroom. The specific date and details of this request were not provided.
Following his plea, Abshir is now facing a potential jail sentence ranging from 5 to 7 years.
This development makes Abshir the 37th defendant to plead guilty in the broader Feeding Our Future case. The total amount of the alleged fraud in the larger scheme is reported to be approximately $250 million.
The Feeding Our Future program was intended to provide meals to low-income children but became the subject of a federal investigation into widespread fraud.
Further details regarding the timeline of Abshir’s trial or the exact nature of the witness tampering were not immediately available.
Story summarized from the original created by Joseph Swanson on kstp.com, see more information here.
