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Defendants who left the country

Who left the country, who came back, and why the rest have not been caught, as of the date on each entry. Every person here is charged, not convicted. Last reviewed October 11, 2026.

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These statuses change fast. Said Ereg was on the FBI's Most Wanted list for six days before he surrendered. Abdikerm Eidleh went from at large to a Somali jail in one afternoon, and to a Minnesota jail three weeks later. Each entry shows the date it was last checked.

Each defendant, and where he is now

One entry per defendant who left the country or stopped appearing in court, most recent change first.

Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh

AllegedReturned, in US custodyas of October 11, 2026

Taken into custody June 25, 2026 in Mogadishu. Transferred to Minnesota on July 16, 2026 in what the Justice Department called his lawful surrender, arranged without an extradition treaty. First court appearance July 17, 2026 before a federal magistrate judge, who denied release as a flight risk. He was arraigned July 31, 2026, pleaded not guilty to the 31 counts of his September 2022 indictment, and is held in the Sherburne County jail, with two public defenders appointed. An August 21, 2026 docket order set pretrial motions due November 27, 2026, a status conference November 24, and a motion hearing December 18, 2026. No trial date had been reported as of October 11, 2026.

Alleged role
Feeding Our Future employee responsible for recruiting and supporting meal sites, accused of soliciting bribes and kickbacks from site operators
Charges
Indicted September 13, 2022 on 31 counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, federal programs bribery, and money laundering
Alleged amount
More than $5 million in kickbacks, bribes, and other fraud proceeds deposited into shell-company accounts, as alleged by the US Attorney
Left the country
Court testimony indicates he left the United States in September 2021, before the January 2022 raids
Primary source:U.S. Attorney, MinnesotaSecondary source:Sahan JournalPrimary source:IRS-CI, U.S. Attorney releaseSecondary source:CBS MinnesotaSecondary source:FOX 9Primary source:U.S. District Court, Minnesota

Said Abdullahi Ereg

AllegedSurrenderedas of October 11, 2026

Named June 4, 2026 among the first eight people on the FBI Most Wanted Fraudsters list. He contacted the FBI through his lawyer the next day and surrendered to agents at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on June 10, 2026. He made his first court appearance June 11, 2026. His custody status after that hearing is not stated in any government release located. One advocacy-organization report says he pleaded not guilty and was released pending trial.

Alleged role
Owner of Evergreen Grocery and Deli in Minneapolis, a meal site under Feeding Our Future sponsorship
Charges
Indicted June 24, 2024 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering
Alleged amount
More than $4.2 million in Federal Child Nutrition Program funds, as alleged by the US Attorney
Left the country
Living overseas from his 2024 charging until 2026, with his exact whereabouts unknown to authorities
Most Wanted Fraudsters listing
Listed June 4, 2026. Reward of up to $150,000 while listed.
Primary source:IRS-CI, U.S. Attorney releaseSecondary source:Northern News NowSecondary source:Center of the American Experiment

Fahad Mohamed Nur

AllegedAt largeas of October 11, 2026
FBI wanted poster photo of Fahad Mohamed Nur
From the FBI wanted poster. Charged, not convicted.

At large as of July 8, 2026, when the FBI added him to its Most Wanted Fraudsters list with a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction. No reporting of a capture through October 11, 2026, and the FBI still lists him as wanted.

Alleged role
Principal of The Produce LLC, a purported vendor and food supplier to meal sites
Charges
Charged September 2022 with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering
Alleged amount
More than $5 million in fraudulent program funds, as alleged by the FBI
Left the country
Per the FBI and the indictment, fled the United States in January 2022, about a week after the raids
Believed location
The FBI says he is a naturalized US citizen with ties to Somalia and may be living there
Most Wanted Fraudsters listing
Listed July 8, 2026. Reward of up to $150,000.
Primary source:FBISecondary source:FOX 9Secondary source:Star Tribune

Sade Osman Hashi

AllegedAt largeas of October 11, 2026

At large with an arrest warrant outstanding since April 13, 2023. A July 2024 scheduling order describes his case as one whose defendants "are all fugitives." No reporting of a capture through October 11, 2026.

Alleged role
Principal of Great Lakes Inc. and Safari Express, with a claimed meal site at Midtown Global Market
Charges
Indicted March 2023 (23-CR-81) on four counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, three counts of federal programs bribery, and money laundering
Alleged amount
Approximately $5.7 million in program funds and more than $150,000 in kickbacks, as alleged by the US Attorney
Left the country
Failed to appear at his scheduled first court appearance on April 13, 2023, and the judge issued an arrest warrant
Primary source:U.S. Attorney, MinnesotaSecondary source:KARE 11Primary source:U.S. District Court, Minnesota

How many are still at large?

No official list says who is still at large, so the only count here is a dated quote from a news outlet.

“Three suspects remain at large.”

Northern News Now, reporting the Ereg surrender, June 11, 2026

The outlet did not say which three. Abdikerm Eidleh was later taken into custody in Mogadishu (June 25) and transferred to Minnesota (July 16, 2026), so the count is out of date. This site does not compute its own count.

Secondary source:Northern News Now

Why they have not been caught

Only documented reasons are listed. Where reporting characterizes conditions in Somalia, the characterization is attributed to its outlet.

No US-Somalia extradition treaty

The United States and Somalia have no extradition treaty, and Somalia’s constitution ties extradition to an international treaty or convention. Voluntary transfer is still legally possible, and in Eidleh’s case it happened. The two governments arranged what the Justice Department called his lawful surrender, and he was transferred to Minnesota on July 16, 2026 without a treaty.

Secondary source:Star TribunePrimary source:U.S. Attorney, Minnesota

They left before they could be arrested

Nur fled in January 2022, about a week after the FBI raids, per the indictment. Trial testimony indicates Eidleh left in September 2021, months before the raids. Neither was in the country when warrants issued, and Hashi stopped appearing before his first hearing.

Secondary source:Star TribunePrimary source:IRS-CI, U.S. Attorney releaseSecondary source:KARE 11

Living openly abroad

Star Tribune reporting describes Eidleh living openly in Mogadishu before his arrest, and members of his clan protesting after it. That is the Star Tribune’s account, not this site’s.

Secondary source:Star Tribune

Listings and rewards have produced results

The FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list launched June 4, 2026. Ereg contacted authorities through his lawyer the day after his listing and surrendered six days later. The FBI says the list produced arrests "out of Somalia and the Philippines" within weeks.

Primary source:IRS-CI, U.S. Attorney releaseSecondary source:FOX 9

People charged but not convicted are presumed innocent, and amounts labeled alleged come from charging documents, not proven losses. Method and corrections