September 17, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster

Lakeville is apparently the fastest growing city in Minnesota, and if my biking trips around the city are any indication, it appears that most of what’s being built are HOAs. Turns out that some developers are taking advantage of the fast-changing environment in this south metro city.

From Newsbreak and Channel 5:

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to order a local developer to pay $4.5 million in restitution for a housing development in Lakeville that was never built. Nolosha Development and its CEO Abdiwali Abdullahi previously promised 160 houses on about 40 acres of land, specifically tailored to the needs of the Somali-American community in the Twin Cities. Court records later revealed Nolosha never owned the land which was previously purchased by a defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.

So the fraud in our state continues. Earlier this summer, a Hennepin County Judge, Christian Sande, announced that Abdullahi and Nolosha violated consumer fraud protection laws when they collected $25,000 “pre-reservation fees” from unsuspecting clients who wanted to take up the residence in the new development.

But Addullahi has apparently skipped town as no one is able to ascertain his whereabouts. The guy also apparently had some exposure to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which took fraud and malfeasance to a whole new level in Minnesota.

Gee, what a surprise that they can’t find him. Meanwhile, left in the dust are clients who shelled out thousands in cash.

While the court decides how much Abdullahi should be ordered to pay, families such as Mohamud’s say they are not counting on being made whole.

You can read the article HERE and watch the Channel 5 report there too.