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Somalia Arrests $250 M Minnesota School-Meal Fraud Suspect

6/27/2026

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Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was arrested in Mogadishu, Somalia, after U.S. authorities charged him with fraud and money-laundering.
Prosecutors say he, a Feeding Our Future employee, siphoned $250 million from a program into shell companies using fake sites.
Attorney General Colin M. McDonald said the scheme was one of Minnesota’s frauds, depriving children of meals.
President Donald Trump cited the case when announcing a massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota last year.

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Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was arrested in Mogadishu, Somalia, after U.S. authorities charged him with fraud and money-laundering.
Prosecutors say he, a Feeding Our Future employee, siphoned $250 million from a program into shell companies using fake sites.
Attorney General Colin M. McDonald said the scheme was one of Minnesota’s frauds, depriving children of meals.
President Donald Trump cited the case when announcing a massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota last year.