The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2025 identified that a significant portion of the funds stolen in Minnesota’s massive “Feeding Our Future” and Housing Stabilization Services fraud schemes was laundered into the Kenyan real estate market.
Investigators revealed that over $250 million was embezzled from federal programs designed to feed children during the pandemic.
By late 2025, authorities estimated that up to half of the roughly $18 billion managed by 14 Minnesota state programs since 2018 may have been lost to similar large-scale fraud schemes.
According to the FBI, the stolen funds were laundered to acquire high-end properties in Nairobi, including Eastleigh and South C neighborhoods, as well as luxury beach plots in Diani.
One of the accused individuals in the scheme, Khadar Abukar, allegedly used fraud proceeds to purchase an aircraft in Nairobi.
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, who was sentenced in August 2025 to 28 years in prison, orchestrated the scheme and funneled millions to Kenya for luxury apartments and vehicles.
Another accused, Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, was indicted in September 2025 for laundering over $40 million in fraud proceeds through a Kenyan real estate company.
Meanwhile, Asha Farhan Hassan was charged later in 2025 for a separate $14 million autism fraud scheme, with evidence indicating some of the funds were also invested in Kenyan properties.
The United States (U.S) Department of Justice is now actively working to seize and forfeit these international assets.
However, Kenyan authorities have faced criticism for delays in attaching or prosecuting these properties locally.
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