Earlier this month, five of seven individuals tied to the scandal "Feeding our Future" were convicted on a variety of felony charges, the first in several expected Feeding Our Future trials.
The bribery case is related to the Feeding Our Future scandal, in which scores of defendants in Minneapolis were accused of stealing millions in federal food aid dollars meant for hungry children during the pandemic.
According to prosecutors, the larger group of five conspired to bribe the juror and specifically targeted her because they believed she was the only person of color on the jury, a fact they hoped they could use to their advantage given that many named in the Feeding Our Future scandal are part of Minnesota’s large Somali community.
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