A man who admitted to enriching himself in the "Feeding Our Future" scam was facing up to three years in prison but got a slap on the wrist after agreeing to a plea deal.Abdul Abubakar Ali claimed to have served up about 1.5 million meals and collected federal funds through the Federal Child Nutrition Program, but prosecutors said he didn't actually serve any at all.'Public trust in government programs has been undermined' by the scheme.In Oct. 2022, he agreed to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors said he paid $92,500 in restitution so far and provided valuable information to investigators. He also took responsibility for his actions.Both the defense and prosecutors asked the judge for a sentence of probation, but the judge sentenced Ali to a year and one day in prison on Monday.U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Brasel said that his role was too egregious for a probation sentence. She noted that he completely made up the meal count rather than exaggerated them and that he had recruited another person in the scheme."Public trust in government programs has been undermined" by the scheme, she added.More than $3 million was stolen through the scheme, which transferred the money to S & S Catering and laundered the money through Franklyn Transportation, a shell company.Ali has agreed to turn himself in to federal prison on June 2.RELATED: Minnesota news outlet is getting wrecked online for story on Somali migrants' economic impact on Minnesota The Trump administration has sent federal investigators to Minnesota in order to probe federal funding fraud, especially from members of the Somali community. While some have criticized the effort as being animated by racism, others point out that dozens have already been arrested and convicted in the fraud schemes in Minnesota. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The star of the upcoming "Supergirl" movie is already raising hackles with her comments about society having "weird ownership of women's bodies."Australian actress Milly Alcock, 25, made the comments in an interview with Vanity Fair just ahead of the release of her feature film based on the well-known comic book character.'These movies are so bad that they have to start attacking the fans before the movie even comes out.'Alcock was asked if she was prepared to face the ire of fans of the character who may object to her portrayal. She pointed back to her experience as a young actress in the prequel series of the "Game of Thrones" franchise."It definitely made me aware that simply existing as a woman in that space is something that people comment on. We have become very comfortable having this weird ownership of women's bodies," she said."I can't really stop them. I can only be myself," she added.The odd statement was posted to social media, where many fulfilled her prediction by responding with mockery."The movie is NOT OUT yet but they're already crying about bigotry and sexism. Right on f**king cue," one popular response reads."These movies are so bad that they have to start attacking the fans before the movie even comes out," another detractor said."Strange how she doesn't say anything about how much she loves the character. It's all about her. That's what repels fans," another user replied."If I were a production company I would gag these crazy people before they tank their movies. Let them tank on their own," another critic said."The Supergirl TV show had many seasons and was pretty well loved. Some of these hollywood folk have their head up their asses so far they're breathing methane," another said.RELATED: How Hollywood tries to masculinize femininity — and makes everyone miserable On the other hand, some did agreed with her comment."I mean, she's not really wrong, people have already been making weird comments about Milly, from saying she's 'not sexy enough' to straight-up body shaming her, so that kind of proves her point about how people feel entitled to judge women in these roles," one commenter said.'Supergirl' comes out in theaters on June 26.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

North Dakota cops admit that they made a mistake when they arrested a Tennessee grandmother for fraud based on a tip from a facial recognition program that uses artificial intelligence.Angela Lipps, 50, said she was stuck in jail for months and lost her home, her car, and even her dog. She is now living with neighbors and is considering legal action against the police department.'We should have done that,' Zibolski admitted.Now-retired Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski admitted that "mistakes" were made but fell short of apologizing to the woman falsely imprisoned.Zibolski passed the buck onto the West Fargo Police Department, which he said had purchased an artificial intelligence program without notifying the Fargo police at the executive level.Investigators were trying to identify a suspect in a bank fraud case when they ran an image from a fake ID through the facial recognition software. The software identified Lipps as a match for the suspect, and they passed the information to Fargo police, which neglected to submit surveillance videos to their approved state-run facial recognition hub."We should have done that," Zibolski admitted.He said the program used by the West Fargo police has been prohibited from police use, and he has implemented additional restrictions on the use of such software.Zibolski was asked why he didn't apologize to Lipps, and he said the investigation was ongoing. He also appeared to imply that she may still be involved in the fraud somehow."We do not know definitively who’s involved and who’s not at this juncture," he said.Lipps was arrested in Tennessee in July 2025 and was extradited to Cass County, North Dakota, on October 30. She was in jail for a total of five months, released only after she obtained an attorney who produced bank records showing she was in Tennessee at the time of the crimes she was accused of.The charges were dismissed on Christmas Eve.West Fargo Chief Pete Nielsen told Flag Family News: "The West Fargo Police Department was involved in the investigation of an unauthorized use of personal identification case. The primary person of interest in this case matched similar incidents that took place in the City of Fargo."Nielsen added: "The facial recognition software identified a potential suspect with similar features to Angela Lipps. That intelligence information was then shared with the Fargo Police Department, at their request, in relation to their open cases."Zibolski also claimed that Fargo police learned about Lipps' arrest on December 5. However, Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner claimed that Fargo police knew she was in custody much earlier, and emails obtained by Valley News Live revealed that Fargo police may have known about the arrest in July.Zibolski announced March 11 that he was retiring as police chief after 40 years in law enforcement. His retirement was official on Friday.RELATED: Former volleyball coach used artificial intelligence to groom teenage girl for sex, police say Lipps' predicament has made national headlines and led to a GoFundMe donation page to help her recover her former life. She has since garnered $76,000. "Once our department knew about her arrest, they immediately addressed it," Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney said. "We will continue to look at our process."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

When BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock was invited onto Cam Newton’s “4th & 1” podcast, he wasn’t expecting to have such an eye-opening and civil conversation.However, not everyone else saw it that way.“Ryan Clark is arguing that Cam Newton interviewing, engaging with me was platforming evil,” Whitlock says, before playing a clip of Clark briefly explaining his position.“I don’t want to platform evil. I don’t want to platform hate. I don’t want to platform dissension just because,” Clark said on “The Pivot” podcast.Whitlock points out that one of Clark’s issues with him has been his questioning of ESPN host Stephen A. Smith’s past.“Me questioning a journalist about things they’ve said publicly,” Whitlock scoffs. “That’s where Ryan Clark draws a line in the sand.”“Cut out all the phoniness and fakeness. Ryan, you don’t like me ... because I called out the BS of you going on national TV pretending to cry because some white woman your son doesn’t know, you don’t know, allegedly called him the N-word,” Whitlock comments.“That was some fake BS you did for clicks, for attention,” he continues, “the same thing you’re accusing Cam Newton of doing.”“Ryan Clark, you’re a hypocrite,” he says. “If I’m evil and you’re good, the world is upside down.”Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.