Federal authorities have cranked up the pressure on Fahad Mohamed Nur, a Minneapolis businessman accused in the sprawling Feeding Our Future child-nutrition fraud. On Wednesday, the FBI added Nur to its Most Wanted Fraudsters list and attached a six-figure reward to his capture. Prosecutors say his company filed bogus invoices and laundered millions that were supposed to pay for school meals, and the bureau says he has been on the run since 2022. The move puts fresh heat on what prosecutors have called one of the largest pandemic-era fraud schemes in U.S. history.
Charges and the vendor at the center
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Nur was indicted in September 2022 on charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering. Prosecutors say he ran The Produce LLC, a vendor and purported food supplier that collected more than $5 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program payments.
Where investigators think he is
Local reporting says the FBI believes Nur bolted from the United States in 2022 and may now be living in Somalia, and that the bureau has put up a reward of up to $150,000 for information that leads to his arrest and conviction, as reported by FOX 9. His addition comes on the heels of several new names added to the Most Wanted Fraudsters list by FBI leadership this summer.
A local tool that already produced results
The Most Wanted Fraudsters list rolled out in early June as a way to spotlight high-dollar pandemic and healthcare fugitives, and the publicity has already paid off in Minnesota. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Said Abdullahi Ereg, one of eight fugitives named when the list debuted, surrendered to FBI agents at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. He flew back and gave up just days after his name went up.
How to report tips
Nur remains a fugitive, and investigators are again turning to the public for help. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, reach out to a local FBI field office, or submit a tip online, according to CBS Minnesota. Authorities are leaning on rewards, international partners and other federal agencies as they track suspects believed to have left the country.
What this means for Minneapolis
Nur’s addition to the list lands as the broader Feeding Our Future prosecutions grind forward in federal court. Local reporting and prosecutors note that the nonprofit’s founder was recently sentenced to more than 41 years in prison and that dozens of defendants have already been charged or convicted. Star Tribune coverage of the sentencing underscores the sweeping scope of the investigation and the deep local fallout from the alleged scheme.
