Said Abdullahi Ereg
Coverage of Said Abdullahi Ereg in the Nexus archive.
- Feeding Our Future participant sentenced to 14 months after court finds that she tried to help facilitate fugitive husband’s surrender
Najmo Ahmed was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for her role in a fraud scheme linked to the Feeding Our Future case. She pleaded guilty to facilitating fraudulent meal claims and laundering funds, while her husband, Said Abdullahi Ereg, surrendered after an FBI reward. The couple operated a Minneapolis grocery deli that defrauded the Federal Child Nutrition Program.
- Minneapolis man indicted in $4 million pandemic fraud case turns himself in, officials say
Said Abdullahi Ereg turned himself in to the FBI and faces charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in a $4 million pandemic fraud case. The case is linked to Minneapolis.
- Minnesota man marks FBI's first arrest from DOJ's 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list
Said Abdullahi Ereg, a former Minneapolis grocery and deli owner, surrendered to federal authorities, marking the FBI's first arrest from the DOJ's 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list. He faces charges including wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly defrauding the Federal Child Nutrition Program of $4.2 million during the pandemic.