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Key figure in Minnesota pandemic food fraud gets 30-year sentence

Salim Said, 37, who ran Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a key role in defrauding a federal programme meant to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The wider Feeding Our Future scheme led to dozens of convictions and has been repeatedly attacked by President Donald Trump.

Key figure in Minnesota pandemic food fraud gets 30-year sentence

This summary is based on reporting by Al Jazeera.

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