JUSTTHENEWS (Christina Parke) - Ex-DOJ contractor sentenced to 12 months in $1.3 million government phone fraud scheme
King pleaded guilty on Feb. 10, 2026, to one count of mail fraud before Judge Jia M. Cobb.
King pleaded guilty on Feb. 10, 2026, to one count of mail fraud before Judge Jia M. Cobb.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A Minnesota woman was sentenced to just one year in prison for defrauding the federal government of more than $325,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Latasha Thomas, two of her relatives, federal prosecutors, and federal taxpayers.WHEN & WHERE: The fraudulent actions took place over two years in Minnesota, […] The post Minnesota Woman Locked Up for $325K SNAP Fraud. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A Minnesota woman was sentenced to just one year in prison for defrauding the federal government of more than $325,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Latasha Thomas, two of her relatives, federal prosecutors, and federal taxpayers. WHEN & WHERE: The fraudulent actions took place over two years in Minnesota, with sentencing announced last week. IMPACT: Thomas was ordered to repay $325,159 in restitution to the United States Department of Agriculture. IN FULL Latasha Thomas, a 39-year-old Minnesota resident, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison after being convicted of mail fraud for orchestrating a scheme to steal benefits from the Supplemental…Open
In 2001, Scanlon was convicted in federal court of multiple charges, including mail fraud and money laundering.