A Minnesota man accused of helping run the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme was arrested in Mogadishu on June 25, 2026, after years outside U.S. custody.
Burnsville man taken into custody.
Federal prosecutors announced Friday that Eidleh was taken into custody in Somalia’s capital. They described him as one of the orchestrators of the Feeding Our Future scheme. Eidleh is accused of helping recruit and support fraudulent meal sites under Feeding Our Future’s sponsorship. Prosecutors say those sites claimed federal reimbursements for meals that were not served as described.
Charges include fraud, bribery, and money laundering.
The indictment says Eidleh worked with Feeding Our Future, a Minnesota nonprofit that sponsored sites in the Federal Child Nutrition Program. That program reimbursed approved operators for serving meals to children.
Prosecutors allege shell companies hid money.
Federal prosecutors allege Eidleh created his own food sites using nominee owners. Those sites allegedly claimed they were serving thousands of children per day.
Eidleh is accused of depositing more than $5 million in kickbacks, bribes, and proceeds of alleged fraud into accounts tied to shell companies. Prosecutors say those accounts were used to conceal the source and purpose of the money. The alleged payments were part of what prosecutors have described as a pay-to-play system. Site operators allegedly paid bribes and kickbacks to gain approval and support from Feeding Our Future insiders.
Child nutrition money became a fraud target.
The Feeding Our Future case began with federal nutrition money meant to help feed children during the pandemic. The program became more important as schools closed and families faced economic strain.
The scheme allegedly involved more than 200 meal sites across Minnesota. Prosecutors said operators submitted claims for meals that were not served at the scale reported.
Feeding Our Future founder sentenced
Bock was convicted for her lead role in the scheme. Prosecutors said she oversaw an organization that fraudulently obtained and disbursed more than $240 million in federal child nutrition funds.
The case remains active in federal court.
The case has also drawn scrutiny over how emergency aid programs were monitored during the pandemic. Federal nutrition funds were moved quickly because the public need was urgent, but prosecutors say weak oversight enabled the fraud to grow.
For now, Eidleh remains in custody following the arrest in Somalia. His next major step will be entry into the U.S. court process, where he will be able to respond to the charges.
