Minnesota fraud case goes international as suspect arrested in Mogadishu
TL;DR
US prosecutors arrested Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, in Mogadishu in connection with Feeding Our Future, the Minnesota pandemic-era nutrition-fraud scheme; he is described as the alleged second-in-command to mastermind Aimee Bock, who was sentenced last year to over 40 years. The arrest followed FBI-NISA cooperation and signals the international reach of the case.
- Somali intelligence helps US arrest alleged leader of Minnesota fraud Al Jazeera
- Minnesota man accused in a $250M fraud scheme taken into custody in Somalia CNN
- Suspect in Minnesota fraud case arrested in Somalia after 4 years on the run, officials say CBS News
- Right-hand man of Feeding Our Future ringleader taken into custody in Somalia 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
- Key Feeding Our Future suspect arrested in Somalia MPR News
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