Overview
- Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh was taken into custody in Mogadishu on Thursday, June 25, 2026, after more than four years on the run, U.S. prosecutors said.
- He faces a 31-count federal indictment that includes conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal programs bribery, and money laundering tied to the Feeding Our Future scheme.
- Prosecutors allege Eidleh collected more than $5 million in bribes and kickbacks and used shell companies and fake vendor invoices to hide proceeds.
- Court papers and trial testimony say Eidleh recruited and enrolled sham child nutrition sites, directed inflated meal counts and funneled vendors into the pay‑to‑play network.
- The arrest, credited to cooperation with Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, leaves unresolved when and how Somali authorities will return Eidleh to the United States for prosecution.