Prosecutors allege that a former official fabricated Federal Child Nutrition Program websites, presenting them as venues that served meals to thousands of children each day.
The individual, identified as Eidleh, is said to have employed nominee owners to establish these sites and to have diverted pandemic‑era funding intended for children.
Investigations reveal that he deposited more than $5 million in fraud proceeds, kickbacks, and bribes into shell‑company accounts designed to conceal the money’s source.
In 2022, he fled the United States, prompting authorities to warn that their pursuit would extend beyond national borders.
A former nonprofit leader, Aimee Bock, received a sentence of nearly 42 years in prison for her role in the scheme.
The case underscores a large‑scale theft of taxpayer resources meant to support child nutrition during the COVID pandemic.
