Feeding Our Future No. 2 extradited, pleads not guilty
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Minnesota to 31 counts tied to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme after being extradited from Somalia on July 16.[1]
He is being held at Sherburne County Jail.[1] The indictment alleges he deposited more than $5 million in bribes and fraud proceeds into accounts tied to shell companies he controlled.[1]
Prosecutors say Eidleh was second only to convicted ringleader Aimee Bock, who received a 500-month prison sentence in 2025.[1] The broader case alleges roughly $250 million was stolen from a federal child-nutrition program during the pandemic.[1]
Eidleh was arrested in Somalia after surrendering to authorities there and was extradited back to Minnesota on July 16, 2026.[1]
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- Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Minnesota to 31 counts tied to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
- Prosecutors say Eidleh was second only to convicted ringleader Aimee Bock, who received a 500‑month prison sentence in 2025.
- Eidleh was arrested in Somalia, surrendered to authorities, and was extradited back to Minnesota on July 16, 2026; he is being held at Sherburne County Jail.
- The indictment alleges he deposited more than $5 million in bribes and fraud proceeds into accounts associated with shell companies he controlled.
- The broader Feeding Our Future case alleges roughly $250 million was stolen from a federal child‑nutrition program during the pandemic.
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