75th person facing charges for role in Feeding Our Future fraud scheme

The 75th person has been charged in the massive Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

Muna Wais Fidhin, 44, is facing three counts of wire fraud, four counts of federal programs bribery and three counts of money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Fidhin enrolled her company, M5 Café, in the Federal Child Nutrition Program in 2020 under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. She also created a nonprofit called M5 Care and enrolled it in the program under another sponsor in 2021.

In total, Fidhin claimed to have served more than 300,000 meals at her two sites and said she had about $1 million in funds from the program.

Fidhin reportedly used the money to pay off her home mortgage, buy a car and “fund her lifestyle,” according to the attorney’s office.

She also wired thousands of dollars out of the country and paid $27,000 in kickbacks to a Feeding Our Future employee in exchange for submitting fraudulent claims.

“Feeding Our Future is only one of the many frauds against the state we are pursuing,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “If you touched these frauds in any way, pick up the phone and call the FBI today. You will still be held accountable, but it will be far better for you than if you wait until we come knocking.”

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