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Nancy E. Brasel
Presided over key Minnesota federal fraud/ballot cases in this guide.
U.S. District Judge — FOF trials / Muse Mohamed trial

Presided over key Minnesota federal fraud/ballot cases in this guide.
VISUAL TIMELINE
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Visual timeline above the dated list. Points from the associations / fraud spine — not invented events.
DATED SPINE
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- Aug 2018 — Primary-night party at Safari: Omar celebrates at Safari Restaurant — later a FOF fraud venue.
- Mar 2020 — Omar introduces MEALS Act: H.R. 6187 pandemic meal-flexibility bill; critics later tie waivers to FOF conditions.
- May 2020 — Omar appears in Safari meal video: Promotional video later shown muted at Salim Said’s trial.
- Feb–Mar 2021 / Feb 2022 — FOF-linked donors give; later redirected: $5,400 from Ghedi and Abdihakim Ahmed alone in early 2021; $7,400 total from three later charged; charity redirect after warrants.
- Feb 2022 — Omar letter on USDA meals misuse: Publicly demands answers after FOF searches become public.
- Sep 20, 2022 — DOJ charges 47 in $250M FOF scheme: Bock, Eidleh, Safari owners, Guhaad, Mohamud, Artan, Mahad Ibrahim and others named.
- Jan 2025 — Abdi Salah & Abdulkadir Salah pleas: Frey aide and Safari co-owner plead guilty in FOF case.
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Association
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WHO
Nancy E. Brasel
SMALLER person topic under Minnesota Fraud / Omar associations. Dated spine and sources below. Indictment ≠ guilt. Association ≠ knowledge. No invented Omar co-conspirator finding.
LABELS
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Court / office record
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Commentary climate
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SOURCES
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- USAO-MN — Jury finds Feeding Our Future founder and co-defendant guilty (Mar 2025)
Bock + Salim Said convictions.
- DOJ — Feeding Our Future ringleader sentenced to 500 months (May 22, 2026)
Bock sentence; scheme mechanics; Salim Said tried jointly.
- MPR — Aimee Bock sentenced to 500 months (May 2026)
Local sentencing detail; ~$243M restitution figure in coverage.
- CourtListener — Order denying Bock/Said acquittal motions (Aug 22, 2025)
Judge Brasel recounts conviction counts.