Statement from FBI Director Patel on Most Wanted Fraudster Arrest

On June 10, less than a week after Said Abdullahi Ereg was added to the FBI’s newly established Most Wanted Fraudsters list, he has surrendered.

Statement from FBI Director Patel:

“Today’s arrest is historic—the first-ever arrest of a subject on our Most Wanted Fraudsters List released last week with the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Said Abdullahi Ereg, wanted on federal charges since 2024, was taken into custody this afternoon in Minnesota after he allegedly stole over $4 million from the Federal Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-2021. Led by Vice President Vance and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, we set up the historic, first-ever “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list for this exact purpose—to bring to justice the alleged worst of the worst who took advantage of American taxpayers and stole public funds, and let them know that the days of Washington, D.C., turning a blind eye to fraud are over.”