U.S. nabs major Minnesota fraudster -- in Somalia
One of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future scam, the massive fraud that stole a quarter of a billion dollars in pandemic food assistance money in Minnesota, has been captured — in Somalia. The arrest of Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh underscored the connection between the scam and the Somali immigration community, which was at the center of the fraud. Eidleh to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, where he was taken into custody on Thursday, nearly four years after he was first charged in the U.S.
- ▪One of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future scam, the massive fraud that stole a quarter of a billion dollars in pandemic food assistance money in Minnesota, has been captured — in Somalia.
- ▪The arrest of Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh underscored the connection between the scam and the Somali immigration community, which was at the center of the fraud.
- ▪Eidleh to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, where he was taken into custody on Thursday, nearly four years after he was first charged in the U.S.
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One of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future scam, the massive fraud that stole a quarter of a billion dollars in pandemic food assistance money in Minnesota, has been captured — in Somalia. The arrest of Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh underscored the connection between the scam and the Somali immigration community, which was at the center of the fraud. Prosecutors said the FBI tracked Mr. Eidleh to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, where he was taken into custody on Thursday, nearly four years after he was first charged in the U.S. “Eidleh’s capture shows that, if you commit fraud against the American taxpayer, and try hiding across the globe, the long arm of justice will find you,” said Daniel Rosen, the U.S. attorney in Minnesota who will prosecute the case.
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