Somali intelligence helps US arrest alleged ringleader of Minnesota fraud
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- US prosecutors reach into Somalia for a key suspect in US fraud case.
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- Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was taken into custody on Thursday, with US authorities announcing the arrest on Friday.
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US prosecutors reach into Somalia for a key suspect in US fraud case.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A man accused of helping orchestrate a $250m US fraud scheme has been arrested in Mogadishu, the Somali capital [Faisal Ali/Al Jazeera]By Faisal Ali Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Mogadishu, Somalia – United States prosecutors have reached across the world to seize a leading suspect in a Minnesota fraud case, arresting him in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, was taken into custody on Thursday, with US authorities announcing the arrest on Friday. His capture is the clearest sign yet that the pursuit of those behind the scheme has gone international.