Liban Alishire, a Kenyan man convicted in the US for fraud, has been granted permission to travel to Kenya for up to 30 days to sell his properties and pay restitution.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel granted Alishire’s request to travel to Kenya for up to 30 days to sell his properties, which include a posh apartment in Nairobi and a seaside resort in Diani.
Alishire pleaded guilty in January to wire fraud and money laundering, admitting he fraudulently claimed $2.4 million in federal child nutrition program funds.
The USDA-funded Feeding Our Future scheme, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is a federal government-funded program designed to provide free meals to needy children.
Alishire’s companies falsely claimed to serve meals to as many as 2,700 children a day, seven days a week. The remaining funds were transferred to a second company.
The USDA-funded program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is a federal government-funded program designed to provide free meals to needy children.
Alishire controlled a shell company called Hoodo Properties, which he used to launder the proceeds from the fraudulent scheme.
On or about November 22, 2021, Alishire conducted a wire transfer of $216,300 from Hoodo Properties to Jaafar Jelle & Co. towards the purchase of the Karibu Palms Resort in Diani Beach, Kenya.
His legal team claimed that his familiarity with the Kenyan market gives him an advantage in selling off his assets and obtaining the required funds.
