14 Arrested In Raids Related to $16 Million Food Stamp Fraud
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than a dozen retail store operators in and around Baltimore have been charged in connection to a huge foodstamp and wire fraud scheme.
The indictments allege the retailers received more than $16 million in federal payments for transactions in which they did not provide any food, a fraud scheme commonly known as “food stamp trafficking.”
Retailers must apply to and be approved by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service to participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, which helps low income families afford nutritious foods.
