Somalia has handed over one of its citizens to a Kash Patel-led FBI team to face charges in a $250 million COVID-era fraud case involving taxpayer-funded resources intended to provide meals to children in need, nearly four years after American authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was transferred to Minnesota on July 16, 2026, after what the US Justice Department described as his lawful surrender in Somalia.
Eidleh, a resident of Burnsville, Minnesota, was indicted in September 2022 in the Feeding Our Future case.
He faces 31 charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.
Suspect located after nearly four years
