A 65-year-old man is the latest to plead guilty in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

Abdullahe Nur Jesow was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering. His trial was set to begin next month, but he pleaded guilty Thursday to money laundering.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Columbia Heights man worked with the group S&S Catering, which claimed to run food program sites. In all, the group laundered $17.4 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program money that was meant to feed hungry children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jesow operated a site called Academy For Youth Excellence, which said it was contracting with S&S Catering to provide food that was meant to go to children. Between December 2020 a

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