EXCLUSIVE: FBI adds alleged COVID fraudster accused of taking $5M from kids' meal program to Most Wanted list
EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is adding Fahad Mohamed Nur to its Most Wanted Fraudsters List, accusing the Minnesota businessman of allegedly stealing more than $5 million that was intended to feed...
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EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is adding Fahad Mohamed Nur to its Most Wanted Fraudsters List , accusing the Minnesota businessman of allegedly stealing more than $5 million that was intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nur has been on the run since 2022 and is wanted for his alleged role in a fraud scheme that exploited Minnesota's Federal Child Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the FBI. The bureau alleges he owned a vendor and purported food supplier that received more than $5 million in fraudulent program funds by submitting fake invoices before laundering the proceeds. The Bureau believes Nur has ties to Somalia and may currently be living there. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to Nur's arrest and conviction. OWNER OF DAYCARE IN VIRAL NICK SHIRLEY VIDEO CHARGED IN $4.6M DAYCARE FRAUD SCHEME, PROSECUTORS SAY Nur is the latest addition to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters List, which officials say has already resulted in the arrests of two fugitives within weeks of its launch. "Under President Trump's and Vice President Vance's leadership with the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud , the FBI's historic 'Most Wanted Fraudsters list' has already seen tremendous success – with two subjects brought to justice in a matter of weeks, apprehended out of Somalia and the Philippines," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Patel said the early arrests demonstrate that the FBI is aggressively pursuing fugitives accused of stealing from American taxpayers. FBI ADDS 2 FUGITIVES TO 'MOST WANTED FRAUDSTERS' LIST AMID HISTORIC $6.5B HEALTHCARE TAKEDOWN: PATEL "Our newest subject – Fahad Mohamed Nur – has been on the run since 2022 for allegedly stealing over $5 million from a child nutrition program in Minnesota." Patel added: "Collectively, the Task Force has already uncovered more than $13 billion in fraud, and the rapid success of the Most Wanted Fraudsters List should sho…