A Georgia store owner and ten of his customers pleaded guilty on Tuesday to food stamp fraud charges for their involvement in a scheme whereby customers traded food stamp benefits for cash.
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that Garland Alford, 75, pleaded guilty to two counts of food stamp fraud for allowing his customers to trade Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for cash or for items not eligible to be purchased with food stamps.
Alford used to be the co-owner of a convenience store called Lake Flea Market & FDR Grocery, located south of Donalsonville, where he carried out the scheme.
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lock em up
ReplyDeleteHopefully, law enforcement are auditing the convenience stores on the Eastern Shore, too. How do some of these stores stay open if there are no visible customers ? No alcohol or fuel ? Think about it taxpayers.
ReplyDeleteThe local convenience stores have multiple cash registers. One is legitimate and the others are for 'sales not to be reported' and other illegal transactions to avoid paying the state and federal taxes they take in.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think only family members work in these stores? Keep it all in the family.