Feeding Our Future suspect on FBI's most wanted fraudster list taken into custody at MSP Airport
Federal prosecutors say Ereg claimed to serve 1.4 million meals and received more than $4.2 million before surrendering.
- On Wednesday, Said Abdullahi Ereg, a fugitive featured on the FBI's "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list, peacefully surrendered at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after returning from Kenya.
- Operating Evergreen Grocery and Deli, Ereg allegedly submitted false reimbursement claims to the Federal Child Nutrition Program, claiming to serve over 3,000 meals twice daily between 2020 and 2021.
- Instead of feeding children, Ereg and his wife, Najmo Ahmed, steered funds toward luxury purchases at Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Canada Goose. Ahmed pleaded guilty and faces sentencing on Monday.
- The FBI offered a $150,000 reward for information on Ereg just five days before he arranged his return. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen confirmed Ereg will appear in court Thursday morning.
- Charges against over 70 people in the $250 million Feeding Our Future scandal have fueled political debate, with Vice President JD Vance pressing the Justice Department to investigate Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison.
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FBI Makes First Arrest on DOJ’s ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ List
The FBI has apprehended the first person on its new "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list, a former Minneapolis grocery and deli owner named Said Abdullahi Ereg. The post FBI Makes First Arrest on DOJ’s ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ List, Minnesota Man in Custody appeared first on Breitbart.
FBI, DOJ Announce Arrest of ‘Most Wanted Fraudster’ Fugitive
A man charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme was arrested after he surrendered to law enforcement in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the FBI and federal prosecutors announced, after he was added to an FBI “most wanted” list. Said Abdullahi Ereg, who had been a fugitive before his surrender, was indicted in 2024 in the sprawling fraud scheme on charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, according to a n…
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