# Asha Jama *Lakeville address listed among the 47 defendants charged in the Feeding Our Future case on September 20, 2022* **Asha Jama** is listed with a [[Lakeville]], [[Minnesota]], address among the 47 defendants named in federal charges announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on September 20, 2022, in the $250 million [[Feeding Our Future]] case.[^1] The charges were allegations as of that date.[^1] The sources cited here carry no later filing, plea, verdict, or sentence for her. The record does not establish the status of her case after the 2022 announcement.[^1][^3] She is one of seven defendants in the September 2022 group whose listed addresses are in Dakota County.[^1] The project's Dakota County claims matrix finds that the Dakota County [[county attorney]]'s office brought charges against none of the seven. That finding is the project's own tabulation, not a county or federal statement, and the record does not establish why no county charges were filed.[^2] ## Who Jama is listed with a Lakeville address. The September 20, 2022 release lists six other defendants with Dakota County addresses:[^1] - [[Aimee Bock]] and [[Abdihakim Ali Ahmed]] of [[Apple Valley]] - [[Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh]] of [[Burnsville]] - [[Bekam Addissu Merdassa]] of Inver Grove Heights - [[Khadar Jigre Adan]] of Lakeville - [[Fartun Jama]] of [[Rosemount]] The release lists Asha Jama and Fartun Jama separately, and the record shows no relationship between them.[^1] ## What On September 20, 2022, the Justice Department announced federal charges against 47 defendants in the $250 million Feeding Our Future matter. The release gives each defendant's city of residence.[^1] Later releases in the same matter concern other defendants, not Asha Jama: - On June 6, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota announced charges against [[Dorothy Jean Moore]] of Apple Valley as the 72nd defendant.[^3] - On May 22, 2026, the Justice Department announced a 500-month sentence for Bock.[^5] - On July 16, 2026, the Department announced that Eidleh had been transferred from Somalia to Minnesota to face 31 charges, which remain allegations.[^4] - On August 26, 2026, Fox 9 reported that Ahmed was sentenced to 54 months.[^6] ## When - September 20, 2022: federal charges announced against 47 defendants, including Asha Jama of Lakeville.[^1] - June 6, 2025: the 72nd defendant is charged in the same matter.[^3] ## Where Her listed residence is Lakeville, in Dakota County, Minnesota.[^1][^2] ## How many Seven of the 47 defendants charged on September 20, 2022 gave Dakota County addresses.[^1] The project's matrix calls this fifteen percent of the initial defendant pool. The exact share is 7 of 47, or about 14.9 percent.[^2] The defendant count has grown since 2022. The initial announcement named 47 defendants, and the June 6, 2025 release identifies Moore as the 72nd defendant charged.[^1][^3] ## In the at-issue record The project's *Dakota Claims Exposure Matrix* (September 2, 2026) lists the seven Dakota County defendants in its section *III. The Fraud Ledger — Dakota County Addresses*. The matrix tags the entry with seven Dakota County defendants and zero county-initiated cases.[^2] The addresses and the charging date rest on the federal release.[^1] The count of zero county-initiated cases is the matrix's own finding.[^2] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Named in the September 20, 2022 federal charging announcement with a Lakeville address.[^1] - Counted in the project's matrix among the seven Dakota County residents in the initial group.[^2] ## Notes [^1]: U.S. Department of Justice, *Press release announcing federal charges against 47 defendants in the $250 million Feeding Our Future case* (Sept. 20, 2022) — announces the charges and lists defendants' cities, including Asha Jama of Lakeville and the six other Dakota County addresses. https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/us-attorney-announces-federal-charges-against-47-defendants-250-million-feeding-our-future [^2]: Minnesota wiki project, *Dakota Claims Exposure Matrix* (Sept. 2, 2026), Section III — project tabulation of seven Dakota County defendants, the fifteen-percent share, and zero county-initiated cases. Project file Dakota_Claims_Exposure_Matrix_2026-09-02.md; no public URL in the record. [^3]: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, *Apple Valley woman charged for participating in $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme* (June 6, 2025) — charges against Dorothy Jean Moore as the 72nd defendant; allegations. https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/apple-valley-woman-charged-participating-250-million-feeding-our-future-fraud-scheme [^4]: U.S. Department of Justice, *Successful transfer of Abdikerm Eidleh from Somalia to Minnesota to face charges for role in Feeding Our Future* (July 16, 2026) — Eidleh's transfer to face 31 charges; allegations. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/successful-transfer-abdikerm-eidleh-somalia-minnesota-face-charges-role-feeding-our-future [^5]: U.S. Department of Justice, *Feeding Our Future ringleader sentenced to 500 months* (May 22, 2026) — Aimee Bock's conviction and 500-month sentence. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/feeding-our-future-ringleader-sentenced-500-months [^6]: Fox 9, *Feeding Our Future fraudster heading to prison* (Aug. 26, 2026) — reports Abdihakim Ali Ahmed's 54-month sentence. https://www.fox9.com/news/feeding-our-future-fraudster-heading-prison-turning-child-nutrition-funds-personal-business