Arrest in Minnesota pandemic fraud case faces extradition hurdles in Somalia

When the Department of Justice hailed the arrest of Abdikerm Eidleh in Mogadishu, Somalia, last month as a breakthrough in its efforts to root out fraud in American social service programs, it vowed that “the long arm of justice” would hunt down anyone stealing U.S. taxpayer money, even those who were halfway across the globe.

Arrest in Minnesota pandemic fraud case faces extradition hurdles in Somalia
When the Department of Justice hailed the arrest of Abdikerm Eidleh in Mogadishu, Somalia, last month as a breakthrough in its efforts to root out fraud in American social service programs, it vowed that “the long arm of justice” would hunt down anyone stealing U.S. taxpayer money, even those who were halfway across the globe.