Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh

Eidleh purchased Burnsville home at 15101 County Rd 5 for $317K in late 2020 using ~$95K in fraud proceeds; subject to forfeiture but still occupied by family; Freightliner truck (fine paid April 2023) suggests asset management from abroad

Eidleh purchased a home at 15101 County Road 5, Burnsville, MN in late 2020 for $317,000, using approximately $95,000 in fraud proceeds toward mortgage payments. The property is identified in federal court records as subject to forfeiture. As of the most recent reporting, Eidleh's family members continue to reside at the property despite forfeiture designation. Eidleh divorced from his wife in June 2021 (approximately 6 months before he fled). A Freightliner semi truck registered to Eidleh received a parking ticket for illegal residential parking in Minneapolis in April 2023; the fine was fully paid.

Safari Restaurant (Salim Said + Abdulkadir Salah) paid $350,000+ combined to Bock and Eidleh as kickbacks; site got $16M+ in fraud proceeds; Salah's guilty plea explicitly names Eidleh as kickback solicitor

Safari Restaurant (Plymouth, MN), co-owned by Abdulkadir Nur Salah and Salim Ahmed Said, received $16M+ in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds. The combined kickback payments from Safari's ownership to Aimee Bock AND Abdikerm Eidleh exceeded $350,000. Abdulkadir Salah instructed co-owner Said to write checks to Eidleh's shell companies, representing them as legitimate consulting payments. In his guilty plea, Salah admitted that 'Feeding Our Future personnel, including Aimee Bock and Abdikerm Eidleh, solicited kickback payments from participants.' Said was convicted at trial (March 19, 2025). Salah pleaded guilty.

Eidleh directed Mekfira Hussein to form Shamsia Hopes and husband to register Oromia Feeds LLC; sites got ~$8.8M in fraud; Husseins paid $140,000+ in kickbacks to Eidleh

At the direction of Abdikerm Eidleh, Mekfira Hussein enrolled her nonprofit Shamsia Hopes in the Federal Child Nutrition Program, and her husband Abduljabar Hussein registered Oromia Feeds LLC with the State of Minnesota. Shamsia Hopes received approximately $7.8M in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program funds; Oromia Feeds LLC received nearly $1M. The Husseins paid at least $140,000 in kickbacks to Eidleh and at least $12,000 to Aimee Bock. Mekfira Hussein pleaded guilty.

Eidleh enrolled and effectively controlled the Deeq Darajo (Mohamed Noor) site; intercepted or was transferred nearly all $1.3M in fraud proceeds, leaving Noor only $52K — classic predatory enrollment pattern

Mohamed Muse Noor (Deeq Darajo), a well-known Somali-American journalist from Chaska MN, was enrolled in the Federal Child Nutrition Program by Abdikerm Eidleh. Noor's site fraudulently obtained up to $1.3 million. Almost all of the $1.3M was either transferred to Eidleh or was intercepted by Eidleh without Noor's knowledge. Noor retained only approximately $52,388 for himself. Eidleh directed Noor to sign forms with fake meal counts and fabricated invoices claiming to serve 1,500 children daily. Noor pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Trial testimony: Eidleh collected $30,000/month cash at a Faribault restaurant, FaceTiming Aimee Bock during each pickup so she could confirm the kickback — direct evidentiary link between Eidleh and Bock on kickback operation

Trial testimony established that Eidleh would personally travel to a Faribault restaurant each month to collect $30,000 in cash kickbacks. During each pickup, Eidleh would FaceTime Aimee Bock, who would confirm/authorize the payments. This detail emerged during trial testimony in the Bock/Said trial and was corroborated by witness testimony. The specific restaurant operator and site name were not identified in available sources.

Said Ereg (Evergreen Grocery and Deli, Minneapolis) paid kickbacks to Eidleh; site claimed $4.1M in fraud; Ereg was a fugitive who reportedly returned to US from Somalia

Said Ereg (age 45), owner of Evergreen Grocery and Deli in Minneapolis, allegedly claimed $4.1 million in fraud through Feeding Our Future and paid kickbacks to Abdikerm Eidleh. One fugitive associated with Evergreen Grocery and Deli returned to the US from Somalia and appeared in court. Specific kickback amounts to Eidleh from Ereg are not specified in available sources.

Abdikadir Ainashe Mohamud (Tunyar Trading LLC) paid Eidleh $225,000+ in kickbacks for sponsoring Stigma-Free Willmar site which fraudulently received $5.3M+; Mohamud pleaded guilty

Tunyar Trading LLC was created by Abdikadir Ainashe Mohamud as a shell company claiming to be a meal vendor for the Stigma-Free Willmar food site. Between Nov 2020 and Dec 2021, Mohamud/co-conspirators claimed ~1.6 million meals served. Stigma-Free Willmar received $5.3M+ from FoF. Tunyar Trading paid $225,000+ in bribes/kickbacks from its accounts to Eidleh in exchange for sponsoring and facilitating Stigma-Free Willmar's fraudulent participation. Mohamud pleaded guilty Feb 2025.

Eidleh deposited $5M+ in kickbacks/bribes into shell company accounts; controlled 'Eidleh Inc.' and 'Hope Suppliers' as primary collection vehicles; received additional $843K in direct fraud proceeds

Eidleh deposited more than $5 million in kickbacks, bribes, and other fraud proceeds into bank accounts opened in the names of his shell companies. He directed kickback payers to write checks to shell companies he controlled: 'Eidleh Inc.' and 'Hope Suppliers', with 'supplies' written in the memo line to disguise the purpose. He also received approximately $843,000 in federal child nutrition funds transferred to accounts he controlled from sites he operated directly.

Eidleh was CEO/Owner of Charm Home Care LLC (NPI 1720637549), a DHS-funded home care company at 3249 Hennepin Ave S Ste 75 Minneapolis; excluded from MN Medicaid as of Feb 13, 2023

Eidleh operated Charm Home Care LLC, a home care services company providing PCA services, home making assistance, and 24-hour emergency assistance. Incorporated in 2017. Address: 3249 Hennepin Avenue South, Suite 75, Minneapolis, MN 55408. NPI: 1720637549. Eidleh listed as CEO and authorized official on LinkedIn and NPI records. Company received more than $140,000 in state DHS funding over three years. Minnesota Medicaid (Health Care Programs) excluded Charm Home Care LLC effective February 13, 2023 (ongoing), classifying it as a debarred entity and entity of interest. Listed in OpenSanctions via MN Health Care Programs excluded providers dataset.

Eidleh fled to Mogadishu, Somalia in ~late 2021 before FBI raids; remains international fugitive as of March 2026; no US-Somalia extradition treaty severely limits apprehension prospects

Eidleh fled to Somalia approximately two months before the FBI raided Feeding Our Future's headquarters in January 2022. He is described by the FBI as currently residing in Mogadishu, Somalia. He was charged in fall 2022 while already outside the US. As of March 2026, he is one of five Feeding Our Future defendants designated as fugitives in Africa (per AG Pam Bondi's statement). There is no US-Somalia extradition treaty and Somalia has no formal extradition mechanism with the US, making apprehension highly unlikely through standard channels.

Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, Feeding Our Future employee who solicited kickbacks from Safari operators and others, remains an international fugitive in Somalia and has not been apprehended; holds active federal charges in 0:22-cr-00223

Abdikerm Eidleh charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 4 wire fraud counts, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, 8 bribery counts, conspiracy to commit money laundering, 5 money laundering counts; fled to Somalia when investigation began; remains at large as of March 2026

Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh charged in 0:22-cr-00223 with conspiracy/wire fraud, federal programs bribery (8 counts), and money laundering — 18 total counts in the Feeding Our Future umbrella case

Eidleh was charged in the first wave of 47-defendant indictments (case 0:22-cr-00223, United States v. Bock, D. Minn., Judge Nancy Ellen Brasel). Specific counts: 1 (conspiracy to commit wire fraud), 6/7-8 (wire fraud, 4 counts), 15 (conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery), 16-39 (federal programs bribery, 8 counts), 41 (conspiracy to commit money laundering), 49 (money laundering, 5 counts).

Eidleh held the role of Program/Site Support Manager at Feeding Our Future and is described as Aimee Bock's 'right hand man'; his position gave him authority to sponsor and approve meal sites

Eidleh served as Program Support Manager (also referred to as Site Support Manager) at Feeding Our Future. He is described in multiple sources as the 'right hand man' of Executive Director Aimee Bock. His role included recruiting new food distribution sites for FoF and managing their participation in the Federal Child Nutrition Program. He had authority to approve and sponsor sites under the program.