Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh is arrested in Mogadishu after nearly four years on the run and faces 31 counts tied to a $250M fraud scheme that billed a federal child nutrition program.The FBI and Somali intelligence agencies carried out a joint raid after Eidleh fled the US; prosecutors say he directed fake feeding sites and shell companies to launder pandemic relief funds and collected over $5M in kickbacks.Federal prosecutors have charged 79 people in the wider scheme, secured more than 60 convictions including Aimee Bock's 41-year sentence, and contend the fraud may have siphoned as much as $1B from social service programs.Assistant Attorney General
Colin M. McDonald praised the arrest and the
Justice Department vowed to continue pursuing fugitives globally, while former President
Donald Trump has cited the case to argue for tougher immigration policy in Minnesota.