The defendants are charged across six separate indictments with charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery. She is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, and federal program bribery. An Ethiopian born Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, of Burnsville, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, and money laundering. Another six siblings who are originally from Ethiopia have also been charged with wire fraud, federal programs bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. Another defendant with links to Kenya, Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, Minnesota, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, federal program bribery, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.

Source: Ethiopian News September 24, 2022 19:22 UTC