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Mofaddal, Ahmed, Faisal, and Ibrahim charged with food stamp fraud in Hudson, NY

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They are charged with collecting $340,000 in illegal profits from the US taxpayer. Here is the first story I saw in the Albany Times-Union: HUDSON — Four grocery store employees face federal charges for collecting more than $300,000 in profits from a food stamp scheme. Federal and county officials said the employees of the D&D’s … Continue reading Mofaddal, Ahmed, Faisal, and Ibrahim charged with food stamp fraud in Hudson, NY

Rhode Island: rare mention of food stamp fraudster’s immigration status

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Until I read to the bottom of this story at NBC I hadn’t planned to mention this immigrant-run convenience store food stamp fraud sentencing.  I’ll bet we have at least 50 stories on food stamp fraud here at RRW (a side interest), and it’s a rare news account that mentions immigration status of the perps.  … Continue reading Rhode Island: rare mention of food stamp fraudster’s immigration status

Florida: 60 arrest warrants issued in food stamp fraud case

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And, the convenience store owners in the $2.8 million rip-off of US taxpayers appear to be another pair of Middle Easterners. The difference with this case is that in addition to the store owners/employees arrested, 60 people who SOLD their benefits have warrants out for their arrest in the public-assistance fraud probe called Operation Money … Continue reading Florida: 60 arrest warrants issued in food stamp fraud case

Will Congress clamp down on food stamp fraud?

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More in our on-going reporting on food stamp fraud….. Fox News reported yesterday that Congress will consider measures to attempt to get the fraud out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that has grown enormously in recent years—both the program  and the fraud! Our interest is in the food stamp trafficking that we see almost … Continue reading Will Congress clamp down on food stamp fraud?