The FBI on Thursday added Said Abdullahi Ereg, a suspect in the Feeding Our Future fraud case, to its new Most Wanted Fraudsters list and said it is offering up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
Ereg, a former south Minneapolis grocery and deli owner, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering after investigators alleged his business falsely claimed to have served more than 1.4 million meals to children between April 2020 and April 2021. Prosecutors say the business received more than $4.2 million in payments during that span, money investigators allege Ereg used in part to support his family's lavish lifestyle and to transfer funds to foreign accounts controlled by overseas companies.
The reward comes as the FBI uses the new list to draw public attention to fugitives accused of large-scale financial crimes. The bureau said the list, which it launched Thursday, currently includes eight individuals accused of stealing anywhere from $1.3 million to $1.2 billion, and it said fraud is not a victimless crime.
What remains unresolved is simple: the FBI is publicly looking for Ereg, but it has not said where he is or whether he has been arrested. A federal arrest warrant for him was issued on Jan. 24, 2024, and the bureau's appeal suggests investigators still want the public's help to find him.
