ScreenshotA ringleader in Minnesota’s massive Feeding Our Future scandal has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to purchase a not-guilty verdict with a staggering $120,000 cash bribe.Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 37, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud for his role in the brazen plot to bribe a federal juror during his 2024 fraud trial, the Justice Department announced Friday.Farah had already been sentenced to 28 years in prison for helping steal tens of millions of dollars from a taxpayer-funded program intended to feed needy children during the COVID pandemic.But stealing from hungry children apparently was not enough.When Farah and six co-defendants went on trial in April 2024, prosecutors said Farah and his associates researched Juror 52 online, obtained her address, surveilled her home, and tracked her movements.On the night of June 2, 2024, a woman identified by prosecutors as Ladan Mohamed Ali arrived at the juror’s home carrying a white Hallmark gift bag stuffed with rolls of $100, $50, and $20 bills.Inside was $120,000 in cash.The woman reportedly handed the bag to one of the juror’s relatives and instructed the relative to tell Juror 52 to vote “not guilty” the following day. More money would follow if she helped acquit the defendants.But Juror 52 could not be bought. She immediately called 911 and surrendered the cash to law enforcement.The attempted payoff sent the federal courthouse into lockdown. All seven defendants were taken back into custody, their cellphones were confiscated, and the remaining jurors were sequestered.The Gateway Pundit previously reported on the stunning bribery attempt in June 2024.Prosecutors later revealed that Farah factory-reset his iPhone after being ordered to surrender it, attempting to destroy messages and video evidence connected to the bribe.Five defendants were ultimately indicted in the juror-bribery conspiracy. All five eventually pleaded guilty.Five of the seven defendants in the underlying fraud trial were also convicted of participating in a $40 million branch of the sprawling Feeding Our Future operation. Two were acquitted.The scandal unfolded under Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz, whose Department of Education administered the federal nutrition programs exploited by the fraudsters.A nonpartisan legislative audit later concluded that the department’s “inadequate oversight” created opportunities for fraud, failed to act on known warning signs, and failed to hold Feeding Our Future accountable. The devastating audit found that the department was woefully unprepared to confront the organization.“Justice is not for sale,” U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said following Farah’s sentencing.An honest juror did what Minnesota’s bloated bureaucracy repeatedly failed to do: She recognized corruption and immediately took action.The post Feeding Our Future Fraudster Gets 10 Years for Brazen $120,000 Juror-Bribery Plot That Triggered Arrest of All Seven Trial Defendants appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.