Feeding Our Future defendant due in federal court to answer allegations of witness tampering
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A Feeding Our Future defendant is due in federal court Monday morning to answer allegations of witness tampering. Abdiwahab Ahmed Mohamud faces trial next week on charges of taking part in a scheme to fleece taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs out of hundreds of millions of dollars during the pandemic.
Prosecutors are asking Judge Nancy Brasel to send Mohamud to jail before and during his trial after he allegedly violated his release conditions by trying to stop a cooperating defendant from testifying against him. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Mohamud met twice with the unnamed cooperator, called them a snitch and cursed at them for taking a plea deal.
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Feds say Feeding Our Future defendant tried to strong-arm cooperator into keeping quiet
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