First Somali Immigrant To Chair Minneapolis Public Housing Agency Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Scheme
A Somalian immigrant to the U.S. who chaired the board of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) pled guilty to federal wire fraud charges on Wednesday. Sharmarke Issa of Edina, 40, facilitated a money laundering operation and gained millions through fake vendors for the Feeding Our Future (FOF) scam,