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 news release from the Department of Justice (DOJ).
FBI Director Kash Patel, in a post on X, said that Ereg’s arrest “is only the FIRST within the first week of announcing the Most Wanted Fraudster List,” referring to an initiative that was created by the DOJ and FBI last week….
FBI, DOJ Announce Arrest of ‘Most Wanted Fraudster’ Fugitive
