Abdirashid Bixi Dool, age 36, became the 78th defendant charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal.
He was indicted on seven counts related to the Feeding Our Future fraud, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s office today. Dool is accused of taking more than $1 million out of the free-food program, operating food distribution sites in Pelican Rapids and Moorhead. The U.S. Attorney notes,
Dool co-operated and served on the boards of two Minnesota non-profits, Bilaal Mosque Inc. and Multicultural Resource Center Inc (MRC). Dool also served as the President of MRC.
He made his first court appearance in the case this afternoon at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul.
Dool was profiled here back in 2020. At the time, he was living in Pelican Rapids and was operating a non-emergency medical transportation company. In fact, Dool appears to own three transportation companies, all registered in Pelican Rapids, according to corporate records.
He was arrested yesterday and was held overnight at the federal lockup in the Sherburne County jail.
He was released on bond after today’s court appearance.
[Note: an earlier version of this post appeared at AmericanExperiment.Org.]
