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12 Floridians Charged with Running Alleged $20 Million Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
[Breitbart] Twelve Floridians have been charged with running an alleged $20 million food stamp fraud scheme in one of the "largest" food stamp fraud crackdowns in history, according to the Justice Department.Federal prosecutors told the Miami Herald that the 12 defendants who reportedly defrauded the federal government of $20 million were charged with food stamp fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The list of those charged include Mohammed Alobaisi, 37; Mohammad Alteen, 33; Joe Ann Baker, 56; Reynold Francois, 38; Omar Hajje, 43; Jalal Hajyousef, 42; Andy Javier Herrera, 24, and his father, Javier Herrera, 49; Ihab Hassouna, 44; Maria Jerdana, 36; Hasan Saleh, 59; and Yousef "Joe" Homedan Zahran, 60. "In this instance, eight small convenience stores in South Florida committed a staggering amount of fraud in a relatively short amount of time," said Karen Citizen-Wilcox, special agent in charge, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Office of the Inspector General, in a press release. Some of the defendants owned, operated, or worked at retailers who accepted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as payment. Others worked at unauthorized stores, but allegedly used point-of-sale terminals of authorized retailers to carry out the fraudulent transactions. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-03 |
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