Abdirashid Bixi Dool, 36, has been indicted on seven counts of wire fraud and money laundering related to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. Dool appeared in federal court for the first time on these charges. He is now the 78th individual charged in what authorities describe as the largest Covid-19-related fraud scheme in the United States.
Dool was involved with two Minnesota non-profit organizations, Bilaal Mosque Inc. and Multicultural Resource Center Inc (MRC), serving on their boards and as president of MRC. Prosecutors allege that Dool, along with another individual referred to as “Conspirator A,” participated in the Federal Child Nutrition Program under Feeding Our Future’s sponsorship by operating food distribution sites at Bilaal Mosque in Pelican Rapids and MRC in Moorhead.
The indictment states that Dool reported providing over 40,000 meals per week to children at these sites. Specifically, he claimed that through the Bilaal site alone, he served 6,000 meals daily—more than double the total population of Pelican Rapids. Authorities say Dool supported his claims with fraudulent invoices showing food purchases that were never made and submitted false rosters listing supposed recipients.
Between March 2021 and February 2022, Bilaal and MRC reportedly received about $1.1 million from Feeding Our Future via Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. Investigators assert that most of this money was not used for food but instead laundered by Dool and Conspirator A for personal use, including travel and real estate purchases.
“This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation.”
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph H. Thompson, Harry M. Jacobs, and Daniel W. Bobier are prosecuting.
An indictment is merely an allegation; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
