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U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel on Wednesday sentenced Salim Said, a major player in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, to 30 years in federal prison. In 2025, a jury convicted Said, 37, on all 21 counts including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel on Wednesday sentenced Salim Said, the co-owner of the former Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis and a major player in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, to 30 years in federal prison.
“You took more than taxpayer money to enrich yourself,” Brasel told Said. “You took the reputation of our state down with you. It’s my hope that one day the words ‘Minnesota’ and ‘fraud’ won’t be spoken in the same sentence, but I fear that day is a long way off.”
In 2025, a jury convicted Said, 37, on all 21 counts including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering.
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