Six defendants pleaded guilty in the Feeding Our Future fraud in Minnesota, days before the trial of former executive director Aimee Bock and Salim Said, the former co-owner of Safari Restaurant.

A 40-year-old Chaska man pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

A Shakopee woman pleaded guilty Friday to her role in the Feeding Our Future case, which included misappropriating millions of dollars in federal nutrition program money during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mohamed Muse Noor, also known as “Deeq Darajo," is accused of signing forms with fake meal counts and fabricating invoices. Prosecutors say he did not feed 1,500 children snacks and supper each day as he claimed and never visited the sites registered in his name.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota, Abdulkadir Nur Salah and Abdi Nur Salah both pleaded guilty Tuesday.

Jama pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering Friday for his role in the “Feeding our Future” scheme that exploited $250 million of federal funding for a child nutrition program.

Two of the four defendants set to stand trial in the Feeding our Future fraud case next week have now entered guilty pleas.

The second defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme was sentenced Friday to 17.5 years in prison and will pay almost $48 million in restitution. Another woman involved in the scheme also pleaded guilty Friday.

One of the people charged under the indictment for the Feed Our Future Executive Director Aimee Bock, Abdulkadir Nur Salah, entered a guilty plea in federal court Tuesday ahead of his case going to trial.

Two of the Feeding Our Future defendants scheduled to face trial next week pleaded guilty at separate hearings Tuesday.