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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Fraud suspect allegedly behind $250m Minnesota pandemic scam tracked down in Somalia

The alleged leader of a massive pandemic-era fraud plot has been arrested in Somalia after spending more than four years on the run, according to federal officials.

Abdikerm Eidleh, 42, was arrested in Mogadishu, Somalia, following a raid by FBI agents and Somali intelligence officials, according to the Department of Justice.

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