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Safari Restaurant Co-Owner Sentenced to 30 Years in Fraud

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel sentenced Salim Said, co-owner of Minneapolis’s Safari Restaurant, to 30 years.
Salim Said must pay more than $44 million in restitution for the Feeding Our Future child-nutrition fraud.
The judge ordered forfeiture of $7.8 million, plus two 2021 vehicles, plus Minnesota-Ohio real estate.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Kline said Said siphoned $13 million.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Kline said Said filed 6,000 fake meal claims.

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U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel sentenced Salim Said, co-owner of Minneapolis’s Safari Restaurant, to 30 years.
Salim Said must pay more than $44 million in restitution for the Feeding Our Future child-nutrition fraud.
The judge ordered forfeiture of $7.8 million, plus two 2021 vehicles, plus Minnesota-Ohio real estate.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Kline said Said siphoned $13 million.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Kline said Said filed 6,000 fake meal claims.