THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Minnesota Grocer Abdidwahid Mohamed Charged Over $1M EBT Fraud Scheme.
Grocery store owner Abdidwahid Mohamed has been charged with defrauding taxpayers of over $1 million in the latest case of mass welfare fraud in Minnesota.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Minnesotan grocer Abdidwahid Mohamed has been charged with defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) out of over $1.1 million. DETAIL: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also called food stamps, provides monthly benefits to low-income individuals and households to supplement their grocery budget. It is the largest federal anti-hunger program in the United States. However, SNAP is regularly abused through fraudulent schemes that redirect public funds into private pockets. This week, Abdidwahid Mohamed, owner of Minnesota Food Grocery LLC, was charged with using stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to purchase goods for resale at his grocery store. Mohamed…Open