Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf pled guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of wire fraud in connection with his operation of Star Autism Center of St. Cloud.
Star Autism Canter was raided by the FBI back in December 2024. Based on the FBI search warrant, we reported at the time, and of course there is a Feeding Our Future connection,
Star Autism Center LLC (St. Cloud) was first incorporated in August 2020. The FBI refers to the involvement of an individual, “A.H.Y.” (p. 34, para. 93). The Star Tribune mentions the name Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf found in corporate records but reports that Yussuf denies any wrongdoing in the case.
Records maintained by the state Dept. of Education indicate that Star Autism was registered to participate in the free-food program through the nonprofit Partners in Nutrition.
Star Autism enrolled in the EIDBI program in October 2020 (p. 34, para. 96). Since then, Star Autism has received more than $6 million from the program (p. 35, para.97).
Yussuf was charged with fraud in December 2025.
After pleading guilty yesterday, Yussuf was released on bond, to await sentencing to be scheduled at a later date.
