Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
FBI Adds Fahad Mohamed Nur to Most Wanted Fraudsters List Over Alleged $5 Million Theft
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 8

FBI Adds Fahad Mohamed Nur to Most Wanted Fraudsters List Over Alleged $5 Million Theft

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 8

Summary

  • Fahad Mohamed Nur was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List after agents accused him of stealing more than $5 million from Minnesota’s federal child nutrition program during the pandemic.
  • The FBI says Nur, a businessman and alleged food supplier, obtained the money by submitting fake invoices and then laundering the proceeds; he has been a fugitive since 2022.
  • A reward of up to $150,000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction, and the bureau believes he has ties to Somalia and may be living there.
  • The addition comes as the FBI says the list has already helped capture two fugitives within weeks of its launch, part of a wider Trump administration anti-fraud push that officials say has uncovered more than $13 billion.

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