A 44-year-old Minneapolis man convicted of helping orchestrate a bribery attempt against a juror in the major Feeding Our Future fraud trial was sentenced Friday to more than six years in federal prison, federal prosecutors announced.
Said Farah, who entered a guilty plea in August 2025, received a sentence of 74 months behind bars followed by three years of supervised release. In addition to the prison term, U.S. Department of Justice officials confirmed that Farah was ordered to pay a $40,000 fine.
Farah was one of five co-defendants indicted on charges stemming from the June 2024 bribery plot. Investigators established that Farah helped pool the cash used in the attempt to corrupt the judicial process.
The bribery scheme unraveled during the federal trial when a seated juror contacted law enforcement after a woman appeared at her residence, left a bag containing cash, and promised significantly more money if the juror voted to acquit seven defendants on trial.
The defendants were facing allegations of looting more than $40 million from federal child-nutrition programs established to provide meals to children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The juror immediately reported the incident to authorities, leading to the matter being addressed in open court the following day and the subsequent dismissal of the juror.
According to court documents and the Department of Justice, Farah’s involvement extended beyond gathering the bribe money. Following the delivery, he attempted to destroy evidence by deleting video footage from his mobile phone that showed his brother and co-defendant delivering the cash to the juror’s home.
With Farah’s sentencing, the federal prosecution continues to address the sweeping fallout from the pandemic-era fraud scheme and the subsequent interference in judicial proceedings.
