A federal judge previously ordered Daar to remain jailed ahead of a resolution in her criminal case, rejecting an effort by Daar’s attorney to have her released from custody by arguing her flight to Dubai was not an attempt to flee prosecution.
Her attorney raised the point again during Friday’s hearing while arguing for Daar’s release from custody ahead of her sentencing by telling the court Daar has made numerous trips to Dubai before, where she books cheaper flights to visit her ailing mother in Kenya.
Whether Daar will remain in custody at Sherburne County jail before her sentencing will be determined at a future hearing, U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel ruled.
Hamdi Hussein Omar, another Feeding Our Future defendant, also pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud Omar, of St. Paul, ran a food site sponsored by Feeding Our Future along with her co-conspirators that prosecutors allege received more than $1 million in reimbursements for serving more than 500,000 meals.
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