A defendant in the high-profile Feeding Our Future scandal who has been on the run since 2022 was added this week to the FBI’s “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Fahad Mohamed Nur, a naturalized U.S. citizen who has ties to Somalia and may be living there.

Nur fled the country in January 2022, about a week after federal agents raided Feeding Our Future’s offices, according to the indictment against him.

Nur was among the initial 47 defendants charged in the case in September 2022, when the Department of Justice said the nonprofit Feeding Our Future and more than 200 connected sites stole $250 million that was supposed to be used for feeding children during the pandemic.

Since then, more than 60 defendants have been convicted, including ringleader Aimee Bock who was sentenced to 41 years in federal prison in May.

According to the indictment against him, Nur ran a fraudulent entity called “The Produce,” which purported to serve as a food supplier for other participants in the scheme.

The indictment says Nur’s company received “more than $9.9 million fraudulently from sites or entities involved in the Federal Child Nutrition Program.”

“He allegedly submitted fictitious invoices for food that was never supplied and obtained and retained program funds through these invoices,” the FBI said of Nur.

Nur is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.

FBI Director Kash Patel launched the new “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list last month. Said Abdullahi Ereg, another alleged Feeding Our Future fraudster who was on the list, surrendered to authorities shortly after the list was published.

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