DOJ Takes Custody Of Somali Fraudster After Years-Long Manhunt

Federal authorities announced Saturday that Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was arrested Thursday in Mogadishu, Somalia, after spending nearly three years as a fugitive from justice.

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Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said Eidleh allegedly stole taxpayer funds intended to