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ANOTHER SLAP ON THE WRIST: Second Somali Fraudster Gets Light Prison Sentence


A few days ago, we brought you the infuriating news that a convicted Somali fraudster got off lightly with just one year in prison for his crimes.

If you missed it, you can check out our full report on that here:

OUTRAGEOUS: Convicted Minnesota Somali Fraudster Gets Incredibly Light Sentence

Now, it's being reported that just one day after this ridiculous sentencing, a second Somali fraudster in Minnesota got an even lighter sentence!

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This person -- a woman named Zamzam Jama (yes, that's her real name) -- actually stole even more money from taxpayers than the last guy.

She was part of a scheme to defraud the American people of a whopping $5.6 million, and her cut was around $500K.

She used the money to buy a car and house.

Per KTTC:

Jama, along with five others from Rochester, operated out of the Brava Restaurant and Cafe in Rochester. The conspirators claimed the restaurant served 2,000 to 3,000 daily meals to children.

In total, the restaurant received approximately $4.3 million in fraudulent child nutrition program funds. Jama was responsible for $491,245 of the stolen funds.

Previous KTTC reporting shows Jama wrote a check for $31,442.21 for the purchase of a 2021 Toyota Rav4 and an $80,000 check to purchase a home in Rosemount.

But, thanks to Judge Nancy Brasel, she will only be going to prison for six months before she's free again.

Here are the details:

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Absolutely disgraceful.

Judge Brasel should be ashamed of herself.

Fox 9 has more on the outrageous sentencing:

Zamzam Jama, 50, was sentenced Tuesday to serve six months in prison and must pay more than $491,000 in restitution for her involvement in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

She is required to surrender to the U.S. Marshal by June 2 to begin her sentence.

Jama pleaded guilty on February 5, 2025, to one count of money laundering after admitting she deposited at least $491,245 in misappropriated federal funds into her shell company’s bank account, then used the money for personal expenses unrelated to feeding children.

What do you think?

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Is this justice?



 

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