Overview
- Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh was transferred to Minnesota on July 16 and was booked into custody with an initial federal appearance scheduled for July 17.
- He faces 31 counts that include conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
- Federal prosecutors say Eidleh was a senior operator in the Feeding Our Future scheme who recruited fraudulent meal sites, ran nominee and shell-company vendors, and deposited more than $5 million tied to the fraud.
- Law enforcement located Eidleh in Somalia in June 2026 and returned him after coordinated actions by the FBI, the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, and the Somali Police Force.
- The transfer continues a broad federal campaign that has produced more than 70 guilty pleas, a nearly 42-year sentence for leader Aimee Bock in May, and new Justice Department fraud resources focused on prosecuting pandemic-era program theft.