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Safari Restaurant Owner Defends $250M Fraud Accusations

3/17/2025

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Salim Said, co-owner of Safari Restaurant, passionately defends himself in the Feeding Our Future trial, where he stands accused of siphoning $250 million from a federal child nutrition program. He asserts that his restaurant provided 5,000 meals daily to families in Cedar-Riverside, while prosecutors contend he was involved in a massive fraud operation.

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Salim Said, co-owner of Safari Restaurant, passionately defends himself in the Feeding Our Future trial, where he stands accused of siphoning $250 million from a federal child nutrition program. He asserts that his restaurant provided 5,000 meals daily to families in Cedar-Riverside, while prosecutors contend he was involved in a massive fraud operation.