Sentencing Judgment — United States v. Bock et al. (Feeding Our Future) (Dkt. 1034, D. Minn.)

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Judgment in a Criminal Case for Ahmed Abdullahi Ghedi in Case 0:22-cr-00223-NEB-DTS, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, Doc. 1034, filed September 1, 2026. The defendant pleaded guilty to counts 12 and 43 of the Indictment, wire fraud under 18:1343 and money laundering under 18:1957; Counts 1-2, 5, 23, 41, 46, 53 and 56 are dismissed on the motion of the United States. Signed by Judge Nancy E. Brasel, the judgment imposes 65 months on each count, to run concurrent, and two (2) years of supervised release. It orders a $200.00 special assessment and $2,862,451.00 in restitution to MWRO - Food and Nutrition Service, joint and several with Aimee Marie Bock, Salim Ahmed Said and Abdulkadir Nur Salah. The defendant is to surrender for service of sentence on October 6, 2026.

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AO 245B (Rev. 11/16) Sheet I - Judgment in a Criminal Case

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

District of Minnesota

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
V.

Case Number: 22-CR-223-NEB-DTS (13)
AHMED ABDULLAHI GHEDI USM Number: 22488-510

Glenn P Bruder

Defendant’s Attorney

THE DEFENDANT:
pleaded guilty to counts 12 and 43 of the Indictment.
[] pleaded nolo contendere to count(s) which was accepted by the court
L] was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty .

The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:

Title & Section / Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
18:1343 WIRE FRAUD 11/04/2021 12
18:1957 MONEY LAUNDERING 03/03/2021 43

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 8 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing
Reform Act of 1984,

[-] The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
X] Counts 1-2, 5, 23, 41, 46, 53 and 56 are dismissed on the motion of the United States

It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name
residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If
ordered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic
circumstances.

August 26, 2026

Date of Imposition of Judgment

s/Nancy E. Brasel

Signature of Judge

NANCY E. BRASEL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Name and Title of Judge

September 1, 2026

Date
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AO 245B (Rev. 11/16) Sheet 2 - Imprisonment

DEFENDANT: AHMED ABDULLAHI GHEDI
CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-223-NEB-DTS (13)
IMPRISONMENT

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:
65 months as to count 12; 65 months as to count 43, Said terms to run concurrent.

The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: The Defendant shall be placed in the state if
Minnesota or as close to Minnesota so he may be near his family.

The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:

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L] at on
[] as notified by the United States Marshal.

XX] The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:

On 10/6/26 by 12:00 p.m. to his institution designation. If a designation has not been determined or the defendant
prefers, he may surrender to the United States Marshal in Minneapolis, MN by 12:00 p.m. on 10/6/26.

[] as notified by the United States Marshal.
[] as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.

RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
Defendant delivered on to
at , with a certified copy of this judgment.

UNITED STATES MARSHAL

By
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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AO 245B (Rev. 11/16) Sheet 3 — Supervised Release

DEFENDANT: AHMED ABDULLAHI GHEDI
CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-223-NEB-DTS (13)
SUPERVISED RELEASE

Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of: two (2) years terms on each of Counts
12 and 43. Said terms to run concurrent.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS

You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
2. You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.

You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of
release from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
' (| The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of
future substance abuse. (check if applicable)
4. {You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a
sentence of restitution. (check if applicable)
You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)

You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et
seq.) as directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in which
you reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)

7. (1 You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)

The defendant must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any
additional conditions on the attached page.
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AO 245B (Rev. 11/16) Sheet 3A — Supervised Release

DEFENDANT: AHMED ABDULLAHI GHEDI
CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-223-NEB-DTS (13)

STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions are
imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed
by probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.

1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different
time frame.

2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed,

3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from
the court or the probation officer.

4, You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.

5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If
notifying the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation
officer within 72 hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.

6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation
officer to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.

7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you
from doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer
excuses you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least
10 days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.

8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of
the probation officer.

. Ifyou are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.

10, You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e., anything that
was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or
tasers).

11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant
without first getting the permission of the court.

12, Ifthe probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may
require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the
person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.

13, You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.

U.S. Probation Office Use Only

A U.S, probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a written copy of this
judgment containing these conditions. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised
Release Conditions, available at www.uscourts.gov.

Defendant's Signature Date

Probation Officer's Signature Date
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AO 245B (Rev. 11/16) Sheet 3D — Supervised Release

DEFENDANT: AHMED ABDULLAHI GHEDI
CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-223-NEB-DTS (13)

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION

a. The defendant shall provide the probation officer access to any requested financial information,
including credit reports, credit card bills, bank statements, and telephone bills.

b. The defendant shall be prohibited from incurring new credit charges or opening additional lines of credit
without approval of the probation officer.

c. The defendant is prohibited from engaging in employment related to government claims during the term
of supervision.

Conditions a-c are ordered considering the nature of the instant offense. The conditions will assist in
monitoring and enforcing the payment of restitution.
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AO 245B (Rev. 11/16) Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties

DEFENDANT: AHMED ABDULLAHI GHEDI
CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-223-NEB-DTS (13)

CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES

The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments.

Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA_Assessment**
TOTALS $200.00 $2,862,451.00 $.00 $.00 $.00
C] _ The determination of restitution is deferred until An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO245C)

will be entered after such determination.
The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount
listed below.

If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C,
§ 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid before the United States is paid.

Name and Address of Payee ***T otal Loss Restitution Priority or
Ordered Percentage
MWRO - Food and Nutrition Service; Attention: $2,862,45 1.00
Accounting Division; PO Box 979027; St. Louis, MO
63 197-9000 ,
TOTALS: $0.00 $2,862,45 1.00 0.00%
Payments are to be made to the Clerk, U.S. District Court, for disbursement to the victim.

Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $ 2,862,451.00

The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before
the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options may be subject to
penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

x] The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

the interest requirement is waived for the CL] fine restitution

[] _ the interest requirement for the [] fine C] _ restitution is modified as follows:

* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299.

** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub, L. No. 114-22. :

*#* Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on or after September 13, 1994,
but before April 23, 1996, . .
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AO 245B (Rev. 11/16) Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments

DEFENDANT: AHMED ABDULLAHI GHEDI
CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-223-NEB-DTS (13)
‘SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:

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Lump sum payments of $ 2,862,451.00 due immediately, balance due

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in accordance COC, Oo OO, C] &E,or F below; or
Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with []~ C, CL] OD,or [] F below); or
Payment in equal (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment;
or
Payment in equal 20 (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from

imprisonment to a term of supervision; or

Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release
from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that
time; or

Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:

It is ordered that the Defendant shall pay.to the United States a special assessment of $200.00 for Count 12 and
43 ($100 on each Count), which shall be due immediately. Said special assessment shall be paid to the Clerk, U.S.
District Court. Restitution in the amount of $ 2,862,451.00 is due immediately. Payments of not less than $50 per
month are to be made over a period of 2 years commencing 30 days after release from confinement. Payments
are to be made payable to the Clerk, U.S. District Court, for disbursement to the victim. Over the period of
incarceration, the defendant shall make payments of either quarterly installments of a minimum of $25 if
working non-UNICOR or a minimum of 50 percent of monthly earnings if working UNICOR. It is recommended
the defendant participate in the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program while incarcerated. The defendant's
obligation to pay the full amount of restitution continues even after the term of supervision has ended, pursuant
to federal law. See 18 U.S.C. § 3613. If the defendant is unable to pay the full amount of restitution at the time
supervision ends, the defendant may work with the U.S. Attorney's Office Financial Litigation Unit to arrange a
restitution payment plan.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is
due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’
Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.

The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.
Joint and Several

Case Number

Defendant and Co-Defendant Names Joint and Several Corresponding Payee,
(including defendant number) Total Amount Amount if appropriate
USA v. Aimee Marie Bock (22-223-1 NEB/DTS) $ 2,862,451.00 $ 2,862,451.00

USA v. Salim Ahmed Said (22-223-3 NEB/DTS) - $2,862,451.00 . $2,862,451.00

USA v. Abdulkadir Nur Salah (22-223-4 NEB/DTS) $ 2,862,451.00 $ 2,862,451.00

(J The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
(-]_ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):

bd The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States: The defendant shall forfeit to
the United States all his right, title, and interest in all items listed in the preliminary and final orders of forfeiture.

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment,
(5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA Assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of
prosecution and court costs, :


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