An investigator said Osman operated the nonprofit Stigma-Free as a “shell company” until it was turned over to a former aide to Mayor Jacob Frey.

Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman’s former nonprofit, Stigma-Free International, was used in the Feeding Our Future fraud.

Jury intimidation has been front of mind since defendants in the last Feeding our Future trial offered a bribe to a juror.

Allegations of witness tampering in the federal Feeding Our Future trial rocked the courtroom Tuesday, leading to new security measures and a new investigation into the role one of the defendants may have played in the incident.