Fraud Suspect Arrested in Somalia Nearly 4 Years After Indictment in Major Minnesota Case
The defendant is among dozens accused in the Feeding Our Future scam that reaped $250 million from a government meals program for the needy.
TL;DR
- A Minnesota fraud suspect, Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, was arrested in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Eidleh is accused of being an orchestrator of the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
- The scheme allegedly defrauded nearly $250 million during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Eidleh and 46 others were originally charged in September 2022.
- The nonprofit Feeding Our Future operated over 200 meal sites across Minnesota.