US Postal Service seeks to hike stamp prices to 68 cents
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – The United States Postal Service (USPS) said on Friday it wants to raise the price of first-class mail stamps to 68 cents from 66 cents effective Jan.…
NYC’s Plan To Combat Rampant Theft Includes Food Stamp ‘Kiosks,’ ‘De-Escalation’ Training For Employees
NYC’s Plan To Combat Rampant Theft Includes Food Stamp ‘Kiosks,’ ‘De-Escalation’ Training For Employees Erinn Broadus on May 18, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to address the harassment of…
Thieves Are Stealing Millions In California Food Stamp Dollars Every Month. Here’s How
Thieves Are Stealing Millions In California Food Stamp Dollars Every Month. Here’s How Lorenzo Prieto on January 30, 2023 Millions of dollars are stolen from Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards every month…
Convenience Store Owner, Worker, Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Federal Food Stamp Program
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED SAEED, 53, and DASTGIR SAEED, 69, both of South Windsor, were sentenced today in New Haven federal court…
New ‘candy’ e-cigs catch fire after U.S. regulators stamp out Juul’s flavors
By Chris Kirkham, Arriana McLymore and Gigi Zamora RALEIGH, N.C. – Since 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sought to crack down on fruity, sweet-flavored e-cigarettes that hook teenagers on…
Birmingham Store Manager Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp and Tax Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The manager of a Birmingham grocery store pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to wire and tax fraud for his unlawful manipulation of the Supplemental Nutrition Act Program…
Jury Convicts Father And Son Of Multiple Conspiracies In Extensive Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
OAKLAND – A federal jury yesterday convicted son Ali Mugalli Hassan and father Mugalli Ahmed Hassan of multiple counts involving government benefits fraud and conspiracies to commit such fraud, announced United States…
Ithaca Convenience Store Owner Sentenced for Committing Food Stamp Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Abdul Jalil, age 55, of Ithaca, New York, was sentenced yesterday to five years’ probation for federal food stamp fraud, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Bethanne…
Erie Convenience Store Owner Sentenced for Food Stamp Fraud
ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 2 years probation and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $52,236.68 on his conviction of…
Manchester Convenience Store Owner, Worker, Admit Defrauding Federal Food Stamp Program
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED SAEED, 52, and DASTGIR SAEED, 68, both of South Windsor, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet…
St. Cloud Man Sentenced to Prison for Food Stamp, Covid Assistance Fraud
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A St. Cloud man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $4,187,999.72, in restitution for wire…
Vallejo Woman Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Food Stamp and Unemployment Mortgage Assistance Programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dorothy Natividad, of Vallejo, has paid $116,900 in damages and civil penalties to resolve allegations that she knowingly made false statements to obtain benefits from both the Food Stamp/Supplemental…
Pittsburgh Store Owners Plead Guilty to Food Stamp Fraud
PITTSBURGH – Two residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of food stamp fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Meg Gurung, age 35, and…
Woman Sentenced to 27 Months in Federal Prison for Postage Stamp Scheme
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Fanice Reed, aka Fanice Jones, 45, formerly of Humble, Texas, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for…
Providence Man Admits to False Use of a Social Security Number to Defraud Rhode Island Food Stamp, Medicaid Programs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man today admitted to a federal court judge that he fraudulently used another individual’s Social Security number to defraud the Rhode Island Medicaid Managed Care Program of…
Danville Restaurant Owner Sentenced for Wire Fraud, Food Stamp Fraud
ROANOKE, Va. – The owner of Seaford and More in Danville, Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one-day in prison for defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by exchanging…
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