Said Abdullahi Ereg

Charges, as published

• Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
• Wire Fraud
• Money Laundering

Case details, as published by FBI

Said Abdullahi Ereg is wanted for his alleged participation in a fraud scheme that exploited the Federal Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those involved obtained, misappropriated, and laundered millions of dollars in program funds that were intended as reimbursements for the cost of serving meals to children in need. Ereg ran a grocery and deli in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was enrolled in the Program under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future. Between April of 2020 and April of 2021, the grocery and deli fraudulently claimed to have served over 1.4 million meals to children and received more than $4.2 million in payments from Feeding Our Future for purportedly serving meals. Ereg allegedly transferred most of the money to fund his family's lavish lifestyle. He also allegedly transferred money to foreign accounts controlled by foreign companies. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Ereg on January 24, 2024, in the United States District Court, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota, after he was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering.