Somali intelligence helps US arrest alleged ringleader of Minnesota fraud
Summary
US prosecutors, working with Somali intelligence, arrested Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh in Mogadishu for his role in a major fraud case in Minnesota. Eidleh is accused of helping run a scheme that misused federal COVID-19 relief money meant for feeding children and fled to Somalia to avoid arrest.Key Facts
- Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was arrested in Mogadishu with help from Somalia’s National Intelligence and US FBI.
- He is linked to a $250 million fraud involving Feeding Our Future, a Minnesota nonprofit.
- The fraud stole federal money meant for child nutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Eidleh is said to have recruited others, collected bribes, and set up fraudulent meal sites and fake suppliers.
- 47 people were charged in this fraud case in 2022; the main person, Aimee Bock, got over 40 years in prison.
- Eidleh escaped to Somalia as the fraud was uncovered.
- The Trump administration has focused on this case to increase scrutiny of Minnesota’s Somali community.
- There have been efforts to end protections for Somali immigrants, including attempts to end Temporary Protected Status, which a judge blocked.
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