Abdiaziz Shafii Farah is also charged with one count of obstruction of justice. Abdiaziz Shafii Farah and Abdimajid Mohamed Nur were among five convicted in the fraud trial earlier this month while Said Shafii Farah was acquitted. On June 2, Abdiaziz Farah instructed Nur to meet at Said Farah’s business to pick up the bribe money, the indictment says. Federal prosecutors say the conspiracy exploited rules that were kept lax so the economy wouldn’t crash during the pandemic. The episode could change the way federal prosecutors approach jury trials as they examine new ways to guard against legal interference, he added.

Source: ABC News June 26, 2024 17:55 UTC