Ayan Farah Abukar

Source: Minnesota Reformer · original.

Root source: https://minnesotareformer.com/2022/10/31/prominent-bloomington-womans-nonprofit-claimed-to-feed-6400-children-per-day/

Role

Action for East African People

Receipts

Action for East African People claimed 6,400 children a day; about $5.7 million; kickbacks; a 37-acre site in Lakeville; an aircraft bought in Nairobi. DHS had revoked her child-care license in 2019 and gave her its Outstanding Refugee award in 2021.

Punishment

Pleaded guilty January 2025.

Anchor

2019 license revoked; 2021 award; plea Jan 2025