Multiple individuals in Texas have been sentenced to federal prison for various fraud schemes involving food stamps. One man stole $2.6 million worth of food stamps, another duo stole $777,000 in a COVID loan fraud case, and a Liberian man defrauded thousands of people via a food stamp scam. They each received sentences ranging from 18 months to 20 years.
A Liberian man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in federal prison for stealing $2.6 million in SNAP benefits from needy and disabled beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. #DefendSNAP https://t.co/9KBJxiCY2K
Man sentenced to 20 years for using stolen food stamp information to defraud USDA of $2.6M https://t.co/yuMxNCyIaP
A man who admitted to defrauding thousands of people via a scam involving food stamps has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, federal prosecutors say. https://t.co/2x4XTdfxMS
A former MTA worker and an ex-state court officer will each spend 18 months in federal prison for stealing $777,000 in COVID loan fraud case. https://t.co/ThMSfcyr7u
Man sentenced in Texas for stealing $2.6 million worth of food stamps from people in need https://t.co/bSNDkyhTA0