Said Farah

Introduction

Said Farah, 44, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was sentenced on October 30, 2026, to 78 months in prison and a $40,000 fine for bribery of a juror. The sentence was announced in an October 30, 2026 release from the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, and it addresses an extraordinary episode in an already unusual case: an attempt to bribe a juror with $200,000 in cash delivered to her home during the closing stage of Farah’s own fraud trial. The release records the bribery sentence in full; it does not state the outcome of the underlying fraud trial itself.

Background Information

The release identifies Farah only as 44 years old and a resident of Minneapolis. Beginning in April 2024, he and several co-defendants were on trial in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on various fraud and money-laundering charges stemming from a widespread scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program. The release does not describe Farah’s occupation, family, or any prior history, does not name his co-defendants, and does not detail the specific fraud allegations against him — those belong to the underlying trial, whose charges the release references only in passing. What it does document is what happened in the trial’s final days, after closing arguments had ended.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Convicted and sentenced.

The incident on the record happened in the shadow of Farah’s own trial. Beginning in April 2024, Farah and his co-defendants had been on trial in the District of Minnesota for fraud and money-laundering charges stemming from the widespread scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program. The day after closing arguments in that fraud trial, Farah and his co-conspirators attempted to bribe one of the jurors. Farah helped gather $200,000 in cash, which a co-conspirator delivered to the juror’s home along with a message that she would receive more money if she voted to acquit Farah and his co-defendants.

The attempt collapsed immediately. The juror reported the attempted bribe to law enforcement at once. The following morning, the bribe attempt was discussed in open court, and the Court ordered Farah and his co-defendants to surrender their phones to law enforcement. Before surrendering his phone, however, Farah deleted incriminating text messages — a step the release records as part of the bribery case against him. On October 30, 2026, Farah was sentenced to 78 months in prison and a $40,000 fine for bribery of a juror, the count the release announces.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The release records no public reaction specific to Farah: there are no statements naming him from any official, no courtroom or community commentary, and no response from the juror beyond her report to law enforcement, so no wider reaction is described. The announcement around the sentence is blunt about the wider docket, though. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen for the District of Minnesota said, “These defendants stole money meant for the vulnerable, and they will be brought to justice,” and Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter called Minnesota “the epicenter for fraud in America.” The release also notes that over the past 110 days, courts have imposed approximately 550 months of imprisonment on defendants involved in Minnesota fraud schemes. For Farah, the consequences are a federal conviction for bribery of a juror, six and a half years in prison, and a $40,000 fine — with the juror’s immediate report preserved in the record as the fact that unraveled the attempt.

Current Status

Farah has been sentenced for bribery of a juror: 78 months in prison plus a $40,000 fine, imposed October 30, 2026. The release does not state the outcome of the underlying fraud and money-laundering trial on which he was a defendant — it records neither a conviction nor an acquittal on those charges — so their status for Farah is not stated there and should not be assumed. The release is likewise silent on whether he is in custody, on a report date for his sentence, and on any appeal.

Impact on Their Career/Life

The bribery sentence adds six and a half years and a $40,000 fine to Farah’s record for conduct that occurred while he was already a criminal defendant — an attempt, per the release, to buy an acquittal with $200,000 in cash delivered to a juror’s home. The recorded aftermath — the juror’s immediate report, the open-court discussion the next morning, the order that Farah and his co-defendants surrender their phones, and Farah’s deletion of incriminating text messages before complying — is now part of the court record against him. Beyond the case, the release describes nothing about Farah’s occupation, finances, or family, so the wider effect on his life is not documented; the bribery sentence is the fact on which his record currently closes.

Sources

• U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota, “DOJ’s Fraud Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District Minnesota Uncover Nearly $30 Million in Benefits Fraud in Enforcement Surge”, October 30, 2026 — source