### [2026-06-25](/feed/2026/06/25/index.md)

##### Somalia–United States relations
# Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a central suspect in the Feeding Our Future child nutrition aid fraud scheme, is apprehended in Mogadishu, Somalia. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says he fled the country in 2022 and evaded prosecution for more than four years before his capture. 




### Sources:

1. [AP via CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/us/minnesota-fraud-custody-eidleh)
2. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/27/somali-intelligence-helps-us-arrest-alleged-ringleader-of-minnesota-fraud)
3. [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-fraud-arrest-somalia-abdikerm-eidleh/)

### Changes:

1. Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a central suspect in the massive $240+ million Feeding Our Future child nutrition aid fraud scheme, is apprehended in Mogadishu, Somalia. FBI accuses him of fleeing the United States in 2022 and evading prosecution for more than four years before his capture.  _2026-06-27 15:46:50 (First version)_
1. Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, a central suspect in the Feeding Our Future child nutrition aid fraud scheme, is apprehended in Mogadishu, Somalia. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says he fled the country in 2022 and evaded prosecution for more than four years before his capture.  _(Current version)_

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