Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's office wants a Hennepin County judge to shut down a non-profit that Ellison said is a sham and has stolen from taxpayers and from children in need.
According to a Ellison's office, it filed a lawsuit against the non-profit ThinkTechAct Foundation, its founder, Mahad Ibrahim, board member Abdiaziz Farah, and executive director Bianca Scott. Ellison wants the cour to dissolve the organization and forbid the leaders from ever holding similar positions in the state again.
In a press release, authorities say the defendants stole money obtained through the federal child-nutrition program. Ibrahim and Farah were indicted by a federal grand jury on numerous charges as part of the sweeping Feeding our Future scandal last fall.
Ellison's office alleges Ibrahim received more than $21 million and diverted more than $14 million to Farah. Authorities say Farah also paid Ibrahim $850,000 for "consulting."
“My office launched this investigation and filed this lawsuit because we cannot allow nonprofits to be hijacked to line the pockets of their directors and officers," said Ellison in the press release. "The overwhelming majority of Minnesota’s nonprofit organizations do vital work supporting our communities, but sham nonprofits and their leaders who abuse the public trust must be held accountable.”
Authorities say defendants should not be allowed to operate non-profits in Minnesota ever again
