ROCHESTER, Minn. – Four Rochester restaurateurs, all of the same family, were charged with fraud for millions of dollars in federal CoVid aid intended to help nutritionally suffering children. They were caught in a federal investigation in which 47 Minnesotans in all have been arrested. At $250 million total, it was largest CoVid fraud case in the nation. according to Andrew Luger, the chief federal prosecutor for Minnesota, The Rochester defendants operate the Brava Restaurant and Cafe on Marion Street strip mall off U.S. Highway 14. The place specializes in East Africa cuisine. Accused of scheming to defraud the federal Children Nutrition Program by claiming to be running meal distribution centers for children were:
> Sharmake Jama, age 34: Charged with wire fraud, bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money-laundering for $4.3 million in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds.
> Ayan Jama, 43: Charged with money-laundering shell companies.
> Mustafa Jama, 45: Charged with money-laundering shell companies.
> Zamzam Jama, 48: Charged with money laundering shell companies.
Alleged as front for fraud. 1217 Marion Road Southeast.
Menu sampler: Djibouti dishes from the Horn of Africa
Jabati, $9.99.
Sambusa, $5.50.
Rice plate, $11.99.
Canjerro, $8.99