By Asma Abdullahi - Reporter
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.
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The indictment also alleges that Eidleh used nominee owners to create fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program sites and falsely claimed the sites were serving meals to thousands of children each day.
U.S. prosecutors said Eidleh deposited more than $5 million in alleged bribes, kickbacks and other fraud proceeds into bank accounts linked to shell companies.
The FBI said Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency helped locate and apprehend Eidleh.
The case is being investigated by the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Homeland Security Investigations.
The Justice Department did not say when Eidleh would appear in a U.S. court or provide details on the process for transferring him from Somalia.