{"id":1735,"date":"2026-06-11T15:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1735"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:39:34","slug":"fbis-most-wanted-fraudsters-list-claims-first-arrest-in-minnesota-covid-meal-fraud-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1735","title":{"rendered":"FBI\u2019s \u2018Most Wanted Fraudsters\u2019 list claims first arrest in Minnesota COVID meal fraud case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>A man accused of participating in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme surrendered himself and was arrested in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1733\">Swarmer\u2019s Wall Street debut points to new era in U.S.-Ukraine defense ties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Said Abdullahi Ereg, 47, faces charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Minnesota said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, his grocery store and deli were sponsored by the now-defunct nonprofit Feeding Our Future.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors said Mr. Ereg defrauded the Federal Child Nutrition Program of $4.2 million between April 2020 and April 2021 by filing false claims for reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ereg\u2019s business claimed at times to have served over 3,000 meals twice a day, seven days a week, the U.S. attorney\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI, which put Mr. Ereg on its \u201cMost Wanted Fraudsters\u201d list when it was first announced on June 4, said Mr. Ereg spent the money on his family\u2019s \u201clavish lifestyle\u201d and put some funds into \u201cforeign accounts controlled by foreign companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Mr. Ereg\u2019s wife, Najmo Ahmed, worked at the grocery store and was also paid by Feeding Our Future. Federal prosecutors said Ahmed pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering on Feb. 24, 2025, and that she\u2019s due for sentencing on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1732\">Security firm says China stepping up AI tech cybertheft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The day after the list was released, Mr. Ereg\u2019s counsel communicated his desire to return to the U.S., federal prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities arranged for Mr. Ereg to fly from Kenya to London, then from London to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where he was arrested Wednesday, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel said that \u201cwe set up the historic, first-ever \u2019Most Wanted Fraudsters\u2019 list for this exact purpose \u2014 to bring to justice the alleged worst of the worst who took advantage of American taxpayers and stole public funds, and let them know that the days of Washington, D.C., turning a blind eye to fraud are over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI\u2019s list is part of a partnership with the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, led by Vice President J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Vance said Monday on X that he referred a House Oversight Committee report on allegations that fraud was enabled by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, both Democrats, to the Justice Department\u2019s National Fraud Enforcement Division.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1730\">Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley wants prosecutions, Arctic Frost accountability<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That division was set up in April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man accused of participating in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme surrendered himself and was arrested in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[119,1213],"class_list":["post-1735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-feeding-our-future","tag-said-abdullahi-ereg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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