U.S., 28 June 2026 – U.S. prosecutors said Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a Minnesota resident charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud case, was arrested in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota said Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was arrested on June 25. Prosecutors described him as one of the alleged orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
Eidleh was among defendants charged in September 2022 in an indictment alleging conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, federal programs bribery, money laundering and related offences.
According to U.S. court documents, Eidleh worked for Feeding Our Future and was responsible for recruiting and supporting sites under the Federal Child Nutrition Program.
Prosecutors allege that Eidleh and other employees solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and companies seeking approval to operate fraudulent meal sites. The indictment says some payments were disguised as consulting fees through shell companies.