Guhaad Hashi Said became the 52nd defendant convicted in the sprawling free-food scandal this afternoon at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis.
Said entered the 45th guilty plea in the case. Seven others were convicted following jury trials. He pled guilty to two counts in the case, in a hearing before Judge Nancy Brasel that lasted 40 minutes.
He is a member of the S&S Catering group of defendants, and was numbered as the 27th defendant, overall. We’ve been following his case more closely than some of the others because of his close association with Minneapolis Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN),
Said did accomplish one of his long-time goals this afternoon, which was the return of his passport for the stated purpose of obtaining a state-issued Real ID. Said had earlier told the court that he lives in constant fear of being swept up off the street in one of Trump’s immigration raids. He is under court order to return his passport immediately after his DMV appointment.
A sentencing date will be set later.
