MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Said Farah, 43, has pleaded guilty to his role in a juror bribery scheme during the Feeding Our Future trial. This marks the fifth guilty plea in the case, with all defendants awaiting sentencing. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson says Farah, alongside his brothers Abdiaziz and Abdulkarim Farah, attempted to bribe Juror 52 with $200,000 in exchange for a not guilty verdict. The scheme involved extensive research into the juror's personal details and a coordinated effort to deliver the bribe.

“I watched this unfold with my own eyes—it was corruption stacked on corruption,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “The Feeding Our Future scheme was already a staggering and brazen fraud. But then came something even more corrosive: a cynical attempt t

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