Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has obtained a successful judgment against Nolosha Development and owner, Abdiwali Abdullahi, resolving his October 2024 lawsuit charging both defendants with taking large down payments for homes that were never built. Late yesterday, Dakota County District Court found in favor of the Attorney General’s Office on all of the claims the Attorney General brought charging the defendants with consumer fraud. The Court ordered Nolosha to repay their customers, pay civil penalties for violating the law, and pay the State’s attorney’s fees. An evidentiary hearing was ordered by the Court to determine the amount of civil penalties, compensatory damages, and restitution Nolosha will be expected to pay, as well as the scope of injunctive relief to be ordered against Nolosha. A hearing date has not yet been set.

“Nolosha Development and Abdiwali Abdullahi cheated families out of their life savings by making extravagant promises they had no ability to deliver on. That’s fraud, plain and simple, and my team and I held them accountable for it. Let the judgment we won against Nolosha serve as a warning that I will not allow fraudsters to take advantage of the people of Minnesota. I encourage any Minnesotans who believe they have been cheated or defrauded to file a complaint with my office.” – AG Ellison