# Abdikerm Eidleh *Defendant transferred from Somalia to Minnesota in July 2026 to face charges in the Feeding Our Future case.* Abdikerm Eidleh is a defendant in the federal prosecution arising from [[Feeding Our Future]] in [[Minnesota]]. A U.S. Department of Justice release dated July 2026 announced that he had been transferred from Somalia to Minnesota to face charges for his role in that case.[^1] The release states that he faces 31 charges. It quotes U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen describing Eidleh's role as "second only to Aimee Bock".[^2] The project's at-issue record places Eidleh in the [[Sherburne County Jail]] and records that he was booked there in July 2026. The same entry places other Feeding Our Future defendants in custody in Sherburne County.[^3] The pack does not record the current status of the charges against Eidleh, and it does not record any plea, trial or ruling in his case. ## Who The Justice Department release names Eidleh as a defendant transferred from Somalia to Minnesota.[^1] It attributes to Rosen, as U.S. Attorney, a description of Eidleh's role as "second only to Aimee Bock," which ranks him relative to [[Aimee Bock]] in the government's account of the case.[^2] That ranking is the prosecutor's description in a release issued at the charging stage. The pack contains no court finding on it. ## What According to the release, Eidleh faces 31 charges in connection with Feeding Our Future.[^2] The pack does not list the individual charges. ## When The Justice Department release is dated July 2026 and reports Eidleh's transfer from Somalia.[^1] The at-issue entry records that he was booked into the Sherburne County Jail in July 2026.[^3] The entry's anchor is a White House release dated May 2026, which predates that booking. The entry lists reporting from Sahan Journal and the Star Tribune as its underlying sources.[^3] ## Where The Justice Department release describes Eidleh's move as a transfer from Somalia to Minnesota.[^1] The at-issue entry describes him as extradited from Mogadishu. The Justice Department release is the higher-ranked source, and it uses the word transfer.[^3] The at-issue entry places his custody in the Sherburne County Jail.[^3] ## In the at-issue record Entry AI-Sherburne-004, in the project's Sherburne package, groups Eidleh with two other Feeding Our Future defendants. It records all three as held in Sherburne County, and it flags the convictions and sentences it lists as adjudicated.[^3] The entry records the following about the other two defendants: - [[Abdiaziz Shafii Farah]] was sentenced to 28 years for fraud, plus 10 years for bribing a juror with $120,000 in cash.[^3] - [[Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff]] has been held since June 3, 2024, and was sentenced to 17.5 years.[^3] The entry contrasts two places. The project's Anoka corpus documents these defendants, while Sherburne County is where the entry records them as physically held. The entry does not state the reason for that arrangement.[^3] For Eidleh himself, the entry records booking and custody but no conviction or sentence. ## Notes [^1]: U.S. Department of Justice, *Successful Transfer of Abdikerm Eidleh from Somalia to Minnesota* (July 2026) — establishes Eidleh's transfer from Somalia to Minnesota to face charges for his role in Feeding Our Future. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/successful-transfer-abdikerm-eidleh-somalia-minnesota-face-charges-role-feeding-our-future [^2]: U.S. Department of Justice, *Successful Transfer of Abdikerm Eidleh from Somalia to Minnesota* (July 2026) — establishes the 31 charges and U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen's description of Eidleh's role as "second only to Aimee Bock". https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/successful-transfer-abdikerm-eidleh-somalia-minnesota-face-charges-role-feeding-our-future [^3]: The White House, *Trump Administration's Full-Scale War on Fraud* (May 2026) — anchor of the project's at-issue entry AI-Sherburne-004, which records Eidleh's July 2026 booking into the Sherburne County Jail and the custody and sentences of co-defendants Farah and Shariff. The release predates the July 2026 booking and does not itself establish it. https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/05/trump-administrations-full-scale-war-on-fraud/