(The Center Square) – Federal lawmakers are touting a 30-year prison sentence for Minnesota fraudster Salim Said as accountability for stealing $44 million from taxpayers.

Said was sentenced Wednesday after the federal government said he helped orchestrate the multimillion-dollar fraud scheme through his operation of Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis.

Elyse Apel, a graduate of Hillsdale College, is a reporter for The Center Square covering Minnesota and Michigan. Her work has appeared in a range of national outlets, including the Washington Examiner, The American Spectator, and The Daily Wire.

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