Minnesota man captured in Somalia after allegedly helping orchestrate $250M child nutrition fraud scheme

A fugitive accused of helping orchestrate a $250 million Minnesota fraud scheme that exploited a federal child nutrition program was captured this week in Somalia after nearly four years on the run, federal authorities said.

Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 42, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was taken into custody Thursday in Mogadishu, Somalia, according to the Justice Department.

Prosecutors allege Eidleh was one of the architects of the "Feeding Our Future" fraud scheme, which authorities have...