Pelican Rapids Man Pleads Guilty In Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme

ST. PAUL, MN — A Pelican Rapids man pleaded guilty on July 13, 2026, to one count of wire fraud for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced.

Abdirashid Bixi Dool, 36, is the 68th defendant convicted in the scheme, which totaled more than $330,000.

He faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison.

Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.

According to court documents, from about March 2021 through December 2021, Dool and his co conspirators submitted fraudulent reimbursement claims to Feeding Our Future on behalf of two Minnesota nonprofit organizations, Bilaal Mosque, Inc. and Multicultural Resource Center, Inc. (MRC).

Although the nonprofits claimed to be operating meal sites in Pelican Rapids and Moorhead that served tens of thousands of meals to children, the actual number of meals served was only a fraction of what was reported.

As part of the scheme, Dool knowingly submitted falsified meal count sheets, inflated food purchase invoices and fabricated rosters of children purportedly served at the sites.

On some occasions, he knowingly and falsely claimed the sites served over 40,000 meals per week. In total, between approximately March 2021 and February 2022, Bilaal and MRC claimed to have served over 505,000 meals to children.

The fraudulent submissions led the Minnesota Department of Education to pay nearly $1.1 million in federal child nutrition funds to the two nonprofit entities.

"This guilty plea is another step toward restoring integrity to programs meant to support children and families, and it highlights the importance of strong interagency cooperation to stop the fraud and seek accountability for taxpayers," said United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.

"Programs like the Federal Child Nutrition Program were created to help children at a time when many families were struggling just to put food on the table," said Adam Jobes, Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation, Chicago Field Office.

"Exploiting that hardship for personal gain is a betrayal of the public's trust. Working shoulder to shoulder with our federal law enforcement partners, IRS Criminal Investigation will continue to follow the financial trail, expose these schemes, and hold accountable those who steal from programs meant to help our most vulnerable."

The case is part of an ongoing federal investigation into fraud involving pandemic related child nutrition programs, and was investigated by the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, IRS Criminal Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations.

Assistant United States Attorneys Rebecca E. Kline, Matthew C. Murphy and Austin L. Bowyer are prosecuting the case.