MINNEAPOLIS — Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, a resident of Kenya, was indicted today with Conspiracy to Commit International Money Laundering for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. Sheikh is the 74th defendant charged in this scheme, the largest Covid fraud scheme in the country.Kenyan national charged with international money laundering in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme | Internal Revenue Service
September 4, 2025 — Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, a resident of Kenya, was indicted today with Conspiracy to Commit International Money Laundering for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.www.irs.gov
Sheikh received those funds and helped his brother conceal the nature, location, source, ownership, and control of the fraud proceeds by investing them in Kenyan real estate through a series of sham corporate entities and bulk cash smuggling.Kenyan national charged with international money laundering in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme | Internal Revenue Service
September 4, 2025 — Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, a resident of Kenya, was indicted today with Conspiracy to Commit International Money Laundering for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.www.irs.gov
For example, in April 2021, Abdiaziz Farah purchased an apartment building in the South C neighborhood of Nairobi, located adjacent to Nairobi National Park.Kenyan national charged with international money laundering in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme | Internal Revenue Service
September 4, 2025 — Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, a resident of Kenya, was indicted today with Conspiracy to Commit International Money Laundering for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.www.irs.gov
The FBI will use every resource to stop this shameful theft, and to ensure that taxpayer resources are used appropriately for their intended purpose.”Kenyan national charged with international money laundering in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme | Internal Revenue Service
September 4, 2025 — Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, a resident of Kenya, was indicted today with Conspiracy to Commit International Money Laundering for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.www.irs.gov