A Shakopee couple has recently entered guilty pleas in the massive, multi-million dollar Feeding Our Future fraud case, as the suspected ringleader is set to face trial this week.

Two women have pleaded guilty to their roles in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme just days before a trial for the head of the now-defunct nonprofit was set to get underway.

Six defendants pleaded guilty in the Feeding Our Future fraud in Minnesota, days before the trial of former executive director Aimee Bock and Salim Said, the former co-owner of Safari Restaurant.

The founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future will go to trial on Monday on federal wire fraud and bribery charges.

A 40-year-old Chaska man pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

A Shakopee woman pleaded guilty Friday to her role in the Feeding Our Future case, which included misappropriating millions of dollars in federal nutrition program money during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mohamed Muse Noor, also known as “Deeq Darajo," is accused of signing forms with fake meal counts and fabricating invoices. Prosecutors say he did not feed 1,500 children snacks and supper each day as he claimed and never visited the sites registered in his name.

Two of the Feeding Our Future defendants scheduled to face trial next week pleaded guilty at separate hearings Tuesday.